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Lionel Samuel

Case from Bronx, NY dated May 27, 2016

Victim Details

Lionel Samuel

Male

Bronx

NY

2016-05-27

55

Lionel

Samuel

07/06/2026

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In the early morning hours of May 27, 2016, a violent encounter in the Bronx claimed the life of 55-year-old Lionel Samuel. He was a male victim of a fatal shooting that unfolded at a red light in the Wakefield section of the borough. The incident, which police believe was tied to a drug-related dispute, also left a 54-year-old male passenger wounded.

Samuel was behind the wheel of his 2007 Honda, waiting for the light to change at approximately 5:45 a.m., when another vehicle, a white ca ...
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  • NBC New York: 1 Dead, 1 Injured in Double Shooting on NYC Street Corner: NYPD
  • ABC7 New York: Man dies after double shooting in Bronx
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