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Curtis Henry

Case from Utica, NY dated Sep 29, 2023

Victim Details

Curtis Henry

Male

Black / African American

Utica

NY

2023-09-29

44

Curtis

Henry

07/23/2026

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On the evening of September 29, 2023, a verbal dispute on the 100 block of Boyce Avenue in Utica, New York, escalated into a fatal encounter. Curtis Henry, a 44-year-old Black / African American male from Verona, New York, became embroiled in an argument with another individual. The disagreement turned violent when the other man, identified as 47-year-old James Beard of Utica, produced a firearm.

Beard shot Henry at least once before fleeing the scene. Emergency services were called, and ...
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  • WKTV NewsChannel2: Utica Police Arrest Boyce Avenue Shooting Suspect
  • 'Coward' confronted by victim's family, sentenced to prison in Utica ...
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    Has anyone else noticed the increasing frequency of disputes escalating into fatal encounters these ... ...Read More
    10/25/2024
    Does anyone have any insight into what led to the verbal dispute between Curtis Henry and James Bear... ...Read More
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