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Dontell W. Gibson

Case from Irvington, NJ dated Apr 17, 2015

Victim Details

Dontell W. Gibson

Male

Black / African American

Irvington

NJ

2015-04-17

21

Dontell

W. Gibson

07/12/2026

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In the late hours of a spring evening in 2015, the life of 21-year-old Dontell W. Gibson was tragically cut short on a street corner in Irvington, New Jersey. Dontell, a young man from East Orange, was at the intersection of Ball and May Streets when he was fatally shot around midnight on April 17th. Emergency services were called to the scene, but his injuries were too severe. He was pronounced dead at 12:23 a.m.

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  • rlsmedia.com: Irvington Fatal Shooting Victim Identified as East Orange Man
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