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Xavier Wimes

Case from Buffalo, NY dated Jan 01, 2017

Victim Details

Xavier Wimes

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Buffalo

NY

2017-01-01

2017-01-01

22

Xavier

Wimes

Yes

07/13/2026

1


Area Body Found:

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On New Year's Day in 2017, a life was tragically cut short in Buffalo, New York. Xavier Wimes, a 22-year-old male, was shot and killed in the early hours of the morning, a violent end to a New Year's Eve celebration. The incident was the culmination of a dispute that began at a party attended by members of the CBL/BFL street gang.

The altercation that led to Wimes's death reportedly stemmed from a social media feud. At the party, held in the Towne Gardens apartment complex, Wimes confront ...
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