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Craig Dorrah

Case from Newark, NJ dated Aug 02, 2018

Victim Details

Craig Dorrah

Male

Black / African American

Newark

NJ

2018-08-02

58

Craig

Dorrah

06/24/2026

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In the summer of 2018, a burst of gunfire shattered the afternoon calm on a Newark street, tragically ending the life of 58-year-old Craig Dorrah. On August 2nd, at approximately 2 p.m., police responded to the vicinity of Crane Street where they discovered Dorrah had been shot. He was a kind, gentle, and soft-spoken man with a loving heart, known by many who worked at or visited 2 Cedar Street.

The investigation into the shooting led detectives to identify a 16-year-old male as the alleg ...
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  • NJ.com: 16-year-old boy charged with killing a man in Newark
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