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Creston Lockett

Case from Manhattan, NY dated Jul 13, 2015

Victim Details

Creston Lockett Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Manhattan

NY

2015-07-13

22

Creston

Lockett

07/22/2026

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In the summer of 2015, a young man's life was tragically cut short on the streets of Manhattan. Creston Lockett Jr., a 22-year-old male, was fatally shot on the night of July 13, 2015. The incident occurred just before 11:30 p.m. within the grounds of the East River Houses, a public housing development in East Harlem.

Lockett was discovered with gunshot wounds to his chest and arm outside a building at 405 E. 105th St.. Emergency services were dispatched to the scene, and he was rushed to ...
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  • DNAinfo New York: Man Fatally Shot in East River Houses, Police Say
  • New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV: 2 killed, 5 hurt in Monday shootings throughout NYC: NYPD
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