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Alfred Cheatham

Case from East Orange, NJ dated Nov 02, 2021

Victim Details

Alfred Cheatham

Male

Black / African American

East Orange

NJ

2021-11-02

25

Alfred

Cheatham

06/26/2026

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In the autumn of 2021, a burst of violence on a residential street in East Orange, New Jersey, claimed the life of Alfred Cheatham, a 25-year-old male. On the afternoon of November 2nd, police responded to reports of gunfire on Whittlesey Avenue, near the Garden State Parkway. Arriving at the scene just before 3 p.m., they discovered Cheatham mortally wounded from gunshots. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:23 p.m.

Investigators believe Cheatham was the victim of an attempted robbe ...
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  • RLS Media: UPDATE: Violent Residential Section East Orange Street Robbery Leaves Man Shot Dead
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