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Graig Bassett

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Mar 15, 2023

Victim Details

Graig Bassett

Male

Black / African American

Brooklyn

NY

2023-03-15

17

Graig

Bassett

07/09/2026

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In the Brooklyn neighborhood of Brownsville, a burst of violence on the afternoon of March 15, 2023, ended the life of 17-year-old Graig Bassett. The young man, a resident of Prospect Place, was near the corner of Saratoga Avenue and Prospect Place, just a short distance from his home, when the fatal encounter occurred at approximately 4:53 p.m.

Security camera footage from the scene captured the moments leading up to the tragedy. A suspect was seen exiting a local bodega before pulling o ...
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  • New York Daily News: Heartbroken family mourns 17-year-old murder victim: ‘I rather you die in the military than on these streets’
  • Shore News Network: 17-year-old shot and killed in Brownsville section of Brooklyn
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