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Rafael Pujols

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Jan 25, 2015

Victim Details

Rafael Pujols

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Brooklyn

NY

2015-01-25

49

Rafael

Pujols

07/12/2026

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In the quiet neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, a life was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence. Rafael Pujols, a 49-year-old man, was working his shift at the Las Vegas Grocery store on Howard Avenue on a Sunday evening. The day was winding down, and the familiar rhythm of the neighborhood was punctuated by the mundane sounds of a local grocery store. But this ordinary evening would soon turn into a nightmare.

Around 6:30 p.m., a man entered the store with malic ...
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  • DNAinfo New York: VIDEO: Deli Worker Killed in Bed-Stuy Shooting
  • NY Daily News: Grocery clerk shot in Brooklyn robbery: cops
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    I'm still thinking about Rafael Pujols and the choice he made to take that extra shift. It's truly m... ...Read More
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    I still can't wrap my head around the fact that Rafael Pujols was working an extra shift when his li... ...Read More
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