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Kevin Barber

Case from Newark, NJ dated Jan 11, 2017

Victim Details

Kevin Barber

Male

Black / African American

Newark

NJ

2017-01-11

16

Kevin

Barber

06/28/2026

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In the winter of 2017, a burst of gunfire shattered the late afternoon peace at a housing complex in Newark, New Jersey, abruptly ending the life of 16-year-old Kevin Barber. A Black/African American male, Barber was one of four teenagers struck by bullets on January 11, 2017, in a violent altercation that unfolded at the John W. Hyatt Court complex on Hawkins Street. The incident, which occurred just after 5 p.m., was the tragic culmination of an ongoing dispute. While three other youths, aged ...
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  • NBC New York: Teens Going to Get Candy Shot in Drive-By, 1 Killed: Sources
  • NJ.com: Teen shot to death despite move to 'safer' housing complex, grandfather says
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