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Zavion Escobar

Case from Syracuse, NY dated Oct 14, 2015

Victim Details

Zavion Escobar

Male

Black / African American

Syracuse

NY

2015-10-14

15

Zavion

Escobar

07/22/2026

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In the autumn of 2015, the life of 15-year-old Zavion Escobar, a Black male sophomore at Corcoran High School in Syracuse, New York, was tragically cut short. On the evening of October 14th, on Hope Avenue, Zavion was shot and killed in an act of what authorities would later describe as gang-related violence. Another teenager, aged 17, was also wounded in the attack but survived. The incident was part of an ongoing and violent conflict between two local gangs, the Bricktown Gang, with which Zavi ...
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  • WSTM: Police identify teen killed on Hope Avenue Wednesday night
  • NBC New York: Police Searching for Suspects in Fatal Syracuse Shooting
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