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Justin Gerena

Case from Phoenix, AZ dated Jun 04, 2015

Victim Details

Justin Gerena

Male

White / Caucasian

Phoenix

AZ

2015-06-04

27

Justin

Gerena

07/23/2026

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On a late Thursday evening in Phoenix, Arizona, the life of 27-year-old Justin 'New York' Gerena was tragically cut short. On June 4, 2015, at approximately 11:20 p.m., Gerena was sitting at a bus stop on the southwest corner of 27th Avenue and Northern with two other individuals. The seemingly ordinary night took a violent turn when an unknown Black male, standing on the opposite side of the street, began shouting obscenities at one of the people at the bus stop.

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  • azcentral: Man killed waiting for Phoenix bus, shooter at large
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