On a grim Friday in March of 2010, the life of 21-year-old John F. Maldonado of New Windsor was violently cut short in Newburgh, New York. On March 12, Maldonado, who was also known by the nickname 'Tarzan,' was fatally shot in the vicinity of Benkard Avenue and Little Monument Street. His death was not a random act of violence but rather a calculated execution rooted in the brutal politics of street gangs.
The events leading to Maldonado's murder began to unfold just a day earlier with t
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