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Shahid Finch

Case from Newark, NJ dated Dec 26, 2014

Victim Details

Shahid Finch

Male

Black / African American

Newark

NJ

2014-12-26

32

Shahid

Finch

07/01/2026

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In the early evening hours of December 26, 2014, tragedy struck in the city of Newark, New Jersey, forever altering the lives of one family. Shahid Finch, a 32-year-old man, found his life cut short by an act of violence that left a community searching for answers. The incident unfolded in the 500 block of Central Avenue, near South 9th Street, a typically busy area that became the scene of a somber investigation. It was there that Finch was gunned down, suffering injuries that would prove to be ...
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  • NBC New York: Man Fatally Shot on Newark Street
  • Newark man slain in city's 93rd homicide - NJ.com
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