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Steven Vasquez

Case from New-york, NY dated Apr 17, 2016

Victim Details

Steven Vasquez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

New-york

NY

2016-04-17

21

Steven

Vasquez

07/23/2026

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In the early hours of a spring morning in East Harlem, a dispute tragically cut short the life of a young man from Queens. Steven Vasquez, a 21-year-old Hispanic male, was visiting the Wagner Houses on East 124th Street on April 17, 2016. An argument broke out, and in the ensuing violence, Vasquez was shot in the head. The incident occurred around 2:11 a.m. in a third-floor hallway of the building, a place that would become a grim crime scene.

First responders rushed to the scene and foun ...
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  • New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV: Queens man fatally shot to the head inside Wagner Houses: NYPD
  • NY Daily News: East Harlem man fatally shot in the head
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