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Keeayre Griffin

Case from East Orange, NJ dated Jun 09, 2017

Victim Details

Keeayre Griffin

Male

Black / African American

East Orange

NJ

2017-06-09

29

Keeayre

Griffin

07/08/2026

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In the early hours of a summer morning in East Orange, New Jersey, the promise of a new day was shattered by an eruption of violence that claimed the lives of two young men. On June 9, 2017, Keeayre Griffin, a 29-year-old male, was fatally shot in a brazen act that also took the life of 19-year-old Dyshawn L. Simpkins. The incident, which unfolded on the 100 block of Hollywood Street, left a third individual wounded and a community in shock.

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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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