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Elijah Adams

Case from Newark, NJ dated Dec 02, 2014

Victim Details

Elijah Adams

Male

Black / African American

Newark

NJ

2014-12-02

25

Elijah

Adams

07/13/2026

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In the late hours of a Tuesday in Newark, New Jersey, the life of 25-year-old Elijah Adams was tragically cut short. On December 2, 2014, police responded to a call in the vicinity of 1st Street and 6th Avenue. Arriving at the scene, they discovered Adams inside a car, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was a male. The young man from Vauxhall was rushed to University Hospital, but his injuries proved to be fatal, and he was pronounced dead at 11:48 p.m.

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  • NJ.com: Son of Newark police officer gunned down in city's Central Ward

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