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Kevin Colon

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Feb 19, 2015

Victim Details

Kevin Colon

Male

Brooklyn

NY

2015-02-19

20

Kevin

Colon

07/14/2026

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On a Thursday afternoon, February 19, 2015, a tragic case of mistaken identity unfolded in the courtyard of the Walt Whitman Houses in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, leading to the death of 20-year-old Kevin Colon. As Colon was leaving the apartment he shared with his mother at approximately 1:50 p.m., he was confronted by a man who harbored a misguided thirst for revenge. The man, later identified as Leonaldo Parrado, fired four to five shots at Colon, striking him in the stomach. The young man was rus ...
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  • Man Sentenced To 23 Years For Fort Greene Killing, DA Says
  • NY Daily News: Three men shot and killed in Brooklyn, Bronx in one day
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