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On a cold January evening in Brooklyn, 15-year-old Javel Lawton, a male student at the Canarsie Educational Campus, was fatally shot. The incident occurred on January 2, 2024, outside the Bayview Houses in Canarsie, a neighborhood he had previously called home. He was found with a gunshot wound to his torso and was rushed to Brookdale University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Javel, who was born on March 19, 2008, was reportedly visiting friends at the NYCHA complex shortly befor ...Read More
Victim Details

Javel Lawton

Male

Black / African American

Brooklyn

NY

2024-01-02

15

Javel

Lawton

01/12/2026