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Elquan Tillman

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Jan 17, 2026

Victim Details

Elquan Tillman

Male

Black / African American

Brooklyn

NY

2026-01-17

26

Elquan

Tillman

07/11/2026

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In the late-night hours of Saturday, January 17, 2026, the life of 26-year-old Elquan Tillman was tragically cut short on a street in his own Brooklyn neighborhood. Just a block from his home, Tillman was discovered by police lying face down next to scaffolding outside 134 Stockton St. in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Officers from the 79th Precinct had responded to a 911 call reporting a man shot shortly before 11 p.m. Upon their arrival, they found Tillman with multiple gunshot wounds to his chest.
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  • amNewYork: Man found shot to death outside of Brooklyn school: cops
  • Gothamist: A 26-year-old man was fatally shot in Bed-Stuy Saturday night, police say
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