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Rosetta Ewell

Case from Manhattan, NY dated Jul 24, 2015

Victim Details

Rosetta Ewell

Male

Black / African American

Manhattan

NY

2015-07-24

30

Rosetta

Ewell

07/30/2026

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On a summer day in Manhattan, 30-year-old Rosetta Ewell’s life was tragically cut short. On July 24, 2015, after dropping off her two-year-old daughter at a daycare center in a Harlem building, she was ambushed and fatally shot. The male assailant, who had been lying in wait, confronted her near the elevator and shot her three times. Her body was later discovered in a pool of blood in the tenth-floor hallway.

The suspect was quickly identified as her 32-year-old estranged boyfriend, Eug ...
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  • NY Daily News: Woman 'ambushed' by ex had just dropped child, 2, at daycare
  • Woman Found Dead In Hallway Of Harlem Apartment Building
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    I'm still just so saddened by Rosetta's tragic story, and my heart goes out to her family and especi... ...Read More
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