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Tony Burgess

Case from Bronx, NY dated Mar 16, 2014

Victim Details

Tony Burgess

Male

Black / African American

Bronx

NY

2014-03-16

24

Tony

Burgess

07/12/2026

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A night of singing outside her Bronx apartment building turned into a tragedy for Verbena Burgess and her family on March 16, 2014. What began as a joyful expression of music quickly escalated into a fatal confrontation that would end the life of her 24-year-old son, Tony Burgess, a male who was simply coming to the defense of his mother.

Verbena was singing a Chris Brown song in front of her Morris Avenue residence when a group of men began to harass her, shouting obscenities and throwin ...
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  • Man shot in the head defending mother in the Bronx - New York Post
  • Tony Burgess shot dead after defending his mother's singing to ... - UPI
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