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Keith Downey

Case from Newark, NJ dated Feb 12, 2019

Victim Details

Keith Downey

Male

Black / African American

Newark

NJ

2019-02-12

28

Keith

Downey

06/21/2026

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In the winter of 2019, the life of Keith Downey, a 28-year-old male from Newark, New Jersey, was abruptly ended by gunfire. On the evening of February 12th, in the 200 block of Alexander Avenue, Downey was shot and fatally wounded. He was pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 7:04 p.m., not long after the shooting occurred around 6:30 p.m. The incident prompted an investigation by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office Homicide/Major Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Po ...
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  • nj.com: Arrest made in 1 of 4 fatal shootings in Newark last week
  • nj.com: 2 men shot dead in unrelated shootings hours apart
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