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Irvando Crooks

Case from Wilkes-barre, PA dated Sep 02, 2016

Victim Details

Irvando Crooks

Male

Black / African American

Wilkes-barre

PA

2016-09-02

23

Irvando

Crooks

07/09/2026

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On a September day in 2016, a violent encounter inside a Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania home cut short the life of 23-year-old Irvando Crooks. The young man, a male originally from Brooklyn, was fatally shot in what prosecutors would later describe as an execution stemming from a dispute over drugs and money. The incident unfolded inside a residence on North Sherman Street, a place investigators identified as a hub for local drug activity.

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  • poconorecord.com: Victim in fatal Wilkes-Barre shooting identified
  • WNEP.com: UPDATE: Wilkes-Barre Fatal Shooting Victim Identified
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