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In the late hours of a Tuesday night in Jersey City, the sounds of a party at the Holy Ghost Tabernacle Ministries on Communipaw Avenue were tragically interrupted by gunfire. Seventeen-year-old Leander Williams was shot just before 11:30 p.m. on August 9, 2016. He was rushed to Jersey City Medical Center, but the young man succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead around midnight. Authorities later revealed that Williams had a gunshot wound to his upper body and was found unconscious an ...Read More
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Leander Williams
Male
Black / African American
Jersey City
NJ
2016-08-09
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I can't stop thinking about how Leander’s case highlights the impact of gun violence on young peop... ...Read More
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