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Richard Carter

Case from Queens, NY dated Apr 10, 2026

Victim Details

Richard Carter

Male

Black / African American

Queens

NY

2026-04-10

49

Richard

Carter

07/06/2026

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Richard Carter, a 49-year-old man from Valley Stream, died on April 10, 2026, after a shooting in Jamaica, Queens. His race or ethnicity was not available in the online sources reviewed. The violence unfolded in the middle of the afternoon near Merrick Boulevard and Sayres Avenue, outside The Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral of New York, where a funeral service had just ended. What had been a gathering of mourners quickly turned into a chaotic crime scene when gunfire erupted near the church and p ...
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  • Newsday: Richard Carter, of Valley Stream, dies in Queens shooting; NYPD seeking suspect
  • Man fatally shot after attending funeral at Queens church, police say
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