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Walter Sumter

Case from New-york, NY dated Dec 30, 2011

Victim Details

Walter Elijah-Ruben Recc Sumter

Male

Black / African American

New-york

NY

2011-12-30

18

Walter

Sumter

07/16/2026

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In the early hours of a Friday in Harlem, the life of 18-year-old Walter Sumter was cut short by a single gunshot to the chest. The shooting occurred just after midnight on December 30, 2011, on West 154th Street, following a party that Sumter had attended with about 25 other people. He was discovered outside 254 W. 154th St. and was rushed to Harlem Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Friends and those who knew him from the local Police Athletic League's Harlem Center, where he was a regula ...
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  • YouTube: Dre Letter to Recc [Uni-Verse] R.I.P Walter Elijah Ruben Sumpter
  • DNAinfo New York: Teen Walter Sumter Shot and Killed in Harlem After Party
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