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Raakin J. Brown

Death by Force
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In the midst of Fourth of July celebrations in Newark, New Jersey, a burst of violence cut a man's life short. Raakin J. Brown, a 39-year-old resident of the city, was found with gunshot wounds on the 100 block of Irvine Turner Boulevard on Monday, July 4, 2022. The call reporting the shooting came in at approximately 12:35 p.m., bringing officers to the scene behind an apartment complex where they discovered the gravely injured male.

Emergency responders rushed Brown to University Hospit ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Raakin J. Brown

    Male

    Black / African American

    Newark

    NJ

    2022-07-04

    39

    Raakin

    J. Brown

    11/19/2025

    Forum Posts (3)
    It's deeply unsettling to think about Raakin's case still unresolved. I can't stop thinking about th... ...Read More
    12/23/2023
    Has anyone else been following the case of Raakin J. Brown? It's so tragic what happened to him. I'v... ...Read More
    09/15/2023
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    04/30/2023
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