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Ernest Wilson

Case from Peekskill, NY dated May 21, 2023

Victim Details

Ernest Wilson

Male

Black / African American

Peekskill

NY

2023-05-21

53

Ernest

Wilson

Yes

07/04/2026

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In the quiet city of Peekskill, New York, a routine Sunday evening took a tragic turn, forever altering the lives of one family. On May 21, 2023, 53-year-old Ernest Wilson, a resident of Poughkeepsie, arrived in Peekskill to drop off his child at the home of the child's mother on Sherman Avenue. What should have been a brief and peaceful exchange quickly escalated into a scene of shocking violence that would end in his death. As Wilson was preparing to leave, he was confronted by a man walking u ...
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  • Peekskill-Cortlandt, NY Patch: Arrest Made In Fatal Peekskill Shooting
  • Peekskill-Cortlandt, NY Patch: 1 Man Shot In Peekskill; Police Investigating
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