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Eric Santiago

Case from Queens, NY dated Mar 14, 2015

Victim Details

Eric Santiago

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Queens

NY

2015-03-14

21

Eric

Santiago

07/23/2026

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In the early hours of March 14, 2015, a conversation outside a Ridgewood pool hall turned deadly, leaving a young man's life cut short. Eric Santiago, a 21-year-old male from Bushwick, was talking with two other people just before 1:15 a.m. outside the Arena Billiards Hall on St. Nicholas Avenue. Without warning, a man ran up to the group and fired two shots at Santiago, striking him once in the torso.

Santiago was privately transported to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, where he ultimate ...
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  • QNS.com: Gunman who murdered a Ridgewood man outside a billiards hall gets 25 years to life in prison – QNS.com
  • NY Daily News: Man, 20, arrested in Queens shooting death: officials
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