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Shaka Jones

Case from Manhattan, NY dated May 12, 2015

Victim Details

Shaka Jones

Male

Black / African American

Manhattan

NY

2015-05-12

24

Shaka

Jones

07/10/2026

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In the late hours of May 12, 2015, a burst of violence on a street in East Harlem claimed the life of 24-year-old Shaka Jones, a male resident of Manhattan. Jones, who was Black, was on Second Avenue near East 100th Street at approximately 11:45 p.m. when he was suddenly set upon by a group of three individuals—two men and a woman. The unprovoked attack quickly escalated from a physical assault to a fatal shooting.

The trio of assailants engaged Jones in a fistfight before he managed to ...
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  • NY Daily News: Man, 24, fatally shot after getting jumped in East Harlem
  • DNAinfo New York: Man Fatally Shot in East Harlem, NYPD Looking for Three Suspects
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