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Chrispine Phillips

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Aug 28, 2015

Victim Details

Christopher Phillips

Male

Black / African American

Brooklyn

NY

2015-08-28

27

Chrispine

Phillips

07/22/2026

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In the late hours of August 28, 2015, a violent encounter inside a Brooklyn hookah lounge brought a tragic end to the life of 27-year-old Chrispine Phillips, a Black male. The setting was the Buda Hookah Lounge on Flatbush Avenue in the Prospect-Lefferts Gardens neighborhood, where Phillips was present among other patrons. The lively atmosphere of the lounge was shattered when a gunman opened fire, specifically targeting Phillips.

The assailant was later identified as Larry Pagett, a lead ...
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  • NY Daily News: EXCLUSIVE: Gang slay eyed in Gov. Cuomo aide's murder
  • ABC7 New York: 1 dead, 3 hurt after Brooklyn lounge shooting on Flatbush
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