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James Goff

Death by Force
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In the cold of a Newark evening, a dispute turned deadly, leaving a young man's life cut tragically short. James Goff, a 22-year-old male from Irvington, New Jersey, was found on a street in the 200 block of Clifton Avenue with fatal gunshot wounds on December 4, 2016. He was of Black/African American ethnicity. The events that led to his death began with an altercation, the specifics of which were not immediately made public. It was during this confrontation that he was shot, his life ending on ...Read More
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  • NJ.com: Montclair man charged in Newark shooting death
  • NJ.com: 2 killed, 1 critically wounded in separate Newark shootings
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    Victim Details

    James Goff

    Male

    Black / African American

    Newark

    NJ

    2016-12-04

    22

    James

    Goff

    11/19/2025

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