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Dy-Shawn Simpkins Jr

Case from East Orange, NJ dated Jun 09, 2017

Victim Details

Dy-Shawn L. Simpkins Jr

Male

Black / African American

East Orange

NJ

2017-06-09

19

Dy-Shawn

Simpkins Jr

07/02/2026

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In the early hours of June 9, 2017, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of an East Orange, New Jersey neighborhood, leaving two young men dead and another wounded. One of the deceased was 19-year-old Dy-Shawn Simpkins Jr., a promising student-athlete with a bright future. Simpkins, a young Black man, was a recent graduate of Paramus Catholic High School and a football player for Norfolk State University.

That night, Simpkins was inside a vehicle on Hollywood Avenue with his 29-year-old ...
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  • WRIC: Norfolk State University football player killed in New Jersey shooting
  • NJ.com: 2 dead, 1 hurt in East Orange shooting, authorities say
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