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Shaniquah Richardson

Case from Elizabeth, NJ dated Nov 01, 2017

Victim Details

Name

Shaniquah Richardson

Gender

Female

Race

Black / African American

City

Elizabeth

State

NJ

Date Of Death

2017-11-01

Age At Death

24

First Name

Shaniquah

Last Name

Richardson

Last Updated

06/24/2026

Case Description

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In the late hours of Halloween night in 2017, a tragedy unfolded in Elizabeth, New Jersey, that cut short the lives of two young women. Shaniquah Richardson, a 24-year-old female, and her close friend, 22-year-old Rah-Zhane Lee, were walking through a park when they were ambushed in a sudden burst of gunfire. The incident occurred shortly after midnight on November 1, 2017, near the area of 2nd and Court streets in the city's Elizabethport section.

Responding to reports of shots fired, El ...

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NJ.com: 2 women gunned down near park in Elizabeth

Family, friends mourn 2 young women fatally shot on Halloween ...

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Forum Posts (3)

I can't stop thinking about the surveillance footage that was released. It's so disheartening to kno... ...Read More
04/20/2024

Has anyone else noticed how tight-knit the Elizabeth, NJ community is in the wake of Shaniquah and R... ...Read More
12/24/2023

I've been following the case of Shaniquah Richardson and Rah-Zhane Lee, and it truly hits hard to th... ...Read More
01/04/2023

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