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Shantai Hale

Case from Queens, NY dated Jan 24, 2015

Victim Details

Shantai Hale

Female

Black / African American

Queens

NY

2015-01-24

31

Shantai

Hale

07/04/2026

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In the early morning hours of a cold January day in Queens, New York, a devastating act of violence shattered the quiet of a suburban-like street. Shantai Hale, a 31-year-old woman, was tragically killed on January 24, 2015, in her home. The tranquility of the neighborhood was irrevocably broken by the actions of her longtime boyfriend, Jonathon Walker, who was 34 at the time.

The events that unfolded were a horrifying murder-suicide. Walker, a security guard and nightclub bouncer, arrive ...
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  • New York Post: Dad who massacred family thought wife cheated
  • NYPD: Man shot his family, killing 3, then killed himself
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