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Anthony Bowles

Death by Force
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In the afternoon hours of a Friday in Plainfield, New Jersey, the life of a young man was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire. Anthony Bowles, a 24-year-old Black male, was on Evona Avenue near West Third Street on November 6, 2015, when a car carrying three men approached. Around 2:30 p.m., chaos erupted as shots were fired from the vehicle, striking Bowles and two unintended targets, a 33-year-old woman and a 6-year-old girl who was simply playing outside.

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  • NBC New York: Girl, 6, Caught in NJ Street Shooting Expected to Survive
  • Plainfield, N.J. Shooting Leaves Man Dead, Woman And 6-Year-Old Girl Wounded
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    Victim Details

    Anthony Bowles

    Male

    Black / African American

    Plainfield

    NJ

    2015-11-06

    24

    Anthony

    Bowles

    11/17/2025

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