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Victor Brantley

Case from Newark, NJ dated Feb 01, 2017

Victim Details

Victor A. Brantley

Male

Black / African American

Newark

NJ

2017-02-01

26

Victor

Brantley

07/06/2026

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In the North Ward of Newark, New Jersey, on the afternoon of February 1, 2017, Victor A. Brantley, a 26-year-old Black man, was fatally shot. The incident occurred around 4:40 p.m. in the vicinity of Garside Street and Bloomfield Avenue. During the shooting, another man who was in the area sustained non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.

Law enforcement officers in the area witnessed a person fleeing the scene. An Essex County Sheriff's officer and a Newark police officer discharged their w ...
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  • NBC New York: Suspect in Deadly Newark Shooting Found Hiding in Dumpster
  • Man Shot Dead In Newark, Police Fire Weapons In Pursuit Afterward
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