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Wesley McAdams

Case from Newark, NJ dated Jan 27, 2018

Victim Details

Wesley McAdams

Male

Black / African American

Newark

NJ

2018-01-27

20

Wesley

McAdams

07/02/2026

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In the winter of 2018, the life of 20-year-old Wesley L. McAdams Jr. of Irvington was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting in Newark, New Jersey. On the afternoon of Saturday, January 27th, gunfire erupted in the 200 block of West Runyon Street in the city's South Ward. McAdams was struck in the chest by a bullet.

Emergency medical services were dispatched to the scene and rushed the young man to University Hospital. Despite the efforts of medical professionals, Wesley McAdams succumb ...
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  • NJ.com: 20-year-old gunned down in daytime slaying, authorities say
  • Obituary information for Wesley L. McAdams - Perry Funeral Home
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