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James Rodriguez

Case from New-york, NY dated Mar 26, 1992

Victim Details

James Rodriguez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

New-york

NY

1992-03-26

32

James

Rodriguez

07/26/2026

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In the borough of Queens, a captain with the New York City Health and Hospitals Police Department tragically lost his life in a senseless act of violence that has remained unresolved for decades. James Rodriguez, a 32-year-old male, was fatally shot on the evening of March 26, 1992.

The incident occurred at approximately 9:00 PM in the lobby of his apartment building located at 91-10 32nd Avenue in Jackson Heights. Returning home from a class at Bronx Community College with a classmate, R ...
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