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Timothy Tyreek Melendez

Death by Force
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A sense of normalcy was shattered on a Wednesday afternoon in East Orange, New Jersey, when Timothy Tyreek Melendez, a 31-year-old male, was gunned down. The incident occurred around 1:15 p.m. on May 8, 2019, in the 200 block of North Grove Street. Emergency services were dispatched to the scene and found Melendez critically injured from a gunshot wound to the chest. He was rushed to University Hospital in Newark in a desperate attempt to save his life.

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    • Victim Details

    Timothy Tyreek Melendez

    Male

    Hispanic / Latino

    East Orange

    NJ

    2019-05-08

    31

    Timothy

    Tyreek Melendez

    11/17/2025

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