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Alfred James

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Dec 13, 2015

Victim Details

Alfred James

Male

Black / African American

Brooklyn

NY

2015-12-13

27

Alfred

James

07/22/2026

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In the pre-dawn hours of a cold Sunday in December, the courtyard of the Armstrong Houses in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, became a crime scene. It was there, on December 13, 2015, that 27-year-old Alfred James was found with multiple gunshot wounds. The shooting occurred shortly before 12:30 a.m., shattering the nighttime quiet of the public housing complex on Lexington Avenue.

Responding emergency services found James in a grave state, having been shot several times in his torso. He was ...
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  • DNAinfo New York: Williamsburg Man Fatally Shot at Bed-Stuy Housing Complex, Police Say
  • 27-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot At Bed-Stuy Housing Complex
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