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Derrick Duke Carter

Case from Staten-island, NY dated Feb 24, 2025

Victim Details

Derrick “Duke” Carter

Male

Black / African American

Staten-island

NY

2025-02-24

40

Derrick

Duke Carter

07/07/2026

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In the Stapleton neighborhood of Staten Island, New York, a community was shaken by the violent death of Derrick “Duke” Carter, a 40-year-old African American man. On the day of February 24, 2025, Carter was discovered with a fatal gunshot wound, prompting a response from the New York Police Department who have since been investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.

Carter, a father to six children named Savannah, Nia'miah, Juston, Delilah, Deja, and DJ, was a figure known a ...
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  • silive: Candlelight vigil for Staten Island dad of 5 found with gunshot wound; investigation ongoing
  • silive: NYPD investigating death of man found with gunshot wound at Staten Island housing complex
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