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Jawaun Green

Death by Force
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Just after midnight on January 16, 2018, Jawaun Green, a 21-year-old Black male from Bridgeport, Connecticut, made a quick stop at The Snack Shop on Newfield Avenue to buy a cigar. This seemingly ordinary act would tragically be his last. As he stepped out of the store, the cold night air was shattered by the sound of gunfire. Green, struck in the chest, stumbled back into the shop, mortally wounded. He had celebrated his 21st birthday only two days prior.

A clerk inside the store heard t ...Read More
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  • Connecticut Post: Bridgeport has 1st homicide of 2018
  • Police ID man fatally shot in Bridgeport
    • Victim Details

    Jawaun Green

    Male

    Black / African American

    Bridgeport

    CT

    2018-01-16

    21

    Jawaun

    Green

    11/05/2025

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    I keep thinking about those kids who witnessed the aftermath at The Snack Shop that morning. It’s ... ...Read More
    01/22/2024
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