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Alvin Allen

Case from Newark, NJ dated Feb 12, 2016

Victim Details

Alvin B. Allen

Male

Black / African American

Newark

NJ

2016-02-12

46

Alvin

Allen

07/13/2026

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On a cold Friday afternoon in February of 2016, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a Newark neighborhood. When police responded to reports of a shooting on the 100 block of Prince Street at around 5 p.m., they found a man lying mortally wounded. The victim was identified as Alvin B. Allen, a 46-year-old male from the nearby city of East Orange.

Emergency services were called to the scene, but it was too late to save Allen's life. He was pronounced dead from the gunshot wounds he su ...
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  • NJ.com: 46-year-old killed in overnight Newark shooting
  • Homicide Victim: Alvin Allen | mpdc - Metropolitan Police Department
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