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Case Description
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On the morning of September 24, 1980, Joseph McCoy was walking through Niagara Falls, New York, when a stranger closed in from behind and fired at close range, leaving him dead on the pavement in broad daylight before fleeing the scene. He was a 43-year-old Black man.

In the first shock of it, there was little to hold on to besides the blunt shape of the attack: an approach from the rear, two quick shots, and a retreat into the city as if the killer had planned the escape route as carefu ...Read More
Victim Details

Joseph McCoy

Male

Black / African American

Niagra-falls

NY

1980-09-24

43

Joseph

McCoy

01/13/2026