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Zion Burton

Case from Fairfield, CT dated Jul 09, 2022

Victim Details

Zion Burton

Male

Black / African American

Fairfield

CT

2022-07-09

15

Zion

Burton

08/06/2026

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On a summer night that should have been filled with celebration, the life of 15-year-old Zion Burton, a Black male from Bridgeport, Connecticut, was tragically cut short. On July 9, 2022, just days before his sixteenth birthday, Burton was attending a party at the Calvin United Church banquet hall on Kings Highway East in Fairfield. The hall had been rented for what was reported to be a large party with 150 to 200 people in attendance.

Around 10:30 p.m., a physical altercation broke out a ...
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  • CT Insider: 15-year-old boy shot at birthday party in Fairfield dies, police say
  • Brookfield Daily Voice: Suspect On Run After Juvenile Killed At Large Fairfield County Birthday Party, Police Say
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