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Vernetta McCray

Case from Trenton, NJ dated Aug 21, 2020

Victim Details

Vernetta McCray

Female

Black / African American

Trenton

NJ

2020-08-21

39

Vernetta

McCray

07/20/2026

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Vernetta McCray, a 39-year-old female, dedicated over a decade of her life to serving the community as an employee of the New Jersey Department of Children and Families. Her life was tragically cut short on the evening of Friday, August 21, 2020, in what authorities have described as a random act of gun violence. McCray was on the front porch of her Hampton Avenue home in Trenton when she was struck in the head by a stray bullet. Police had been alerted to more than 20 rounds being fired in the ...
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  • 6abc Philadelphia: New Jersey state employee shot, killed by stray bullet; Gov. Phil Murphy responds
  • Vernetta McCray Obituary | Aug 22, 2020 | Trenton, NJ
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