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Laquan Deshawn Nelson

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Jun 03, 2014

Victim Details

Laquan Deshawn Nelson

Male

Black / African American

Brooklyn

NY

2014-06-03

16

Laquan

Deshawn Nelson

07/13/2026

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In the early evening of June 3, 2014, in Brooklyn, New York, 16-year-old Laquan Deshawn Nelson, known to his friends and family as 'Popcorn,' was walking home after a basketball game. As he made his way along Classon Avenue, the teenager was struck by a bullet in his lower torso. Despite his injuries, he managed to stagger to the nearby 88th Precinct station house for help. From there, he was transported to Brooklyn Hospital, but the wound proved to be fatal, and he was pronounced dead.

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  • New York Amsterdam News: Three Chicago cops indicted in Laquan McDonald case - New York Amsterdam News
  • DNAinfo New York: Police Deny That Teen Was Shooed From Stationhouse Before Being Killed
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