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Denzel Nash

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Feb 11, 2016

Victim Details

Denzel Nash

Male

Black / African American

Brooklyn

NY

2016-02-11

16

Denzel

Nash

07/09/2026

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In a heartbreaking turn of events on February 11, 2016, a promising young life was cut short in a Brooklyn apartment. Denzel Nash, a 16-year-old African American male, was fatally shot in what has been described as a tragic accident. At the time of his death, Denzel was a student at the High School of Enterprise, Business, and Technology at the Grand Street Campus and was a talented soccer player, having already attracted the attention of college coaches.

On that Thursday evening, Denzel ...
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  • New York Post: Teen fatally shoots pal while gloating over touchdown in video game
  • New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV: Teen fatally shot in the head in East New York
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