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Anthony Crooks

Case from Newark, NJ dated Nov 28, 2014

Victim Details

Anthony Crooks

Male

Black / African American

Newark

NJ

2014-11-28

30

Anthony

Crooks

06/25/2026

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On November 28, 2014, Anthony Crooks, a 30-year-old Black / African American man from Newark, New Jersey, was shot in the city, beginning a brief and desperate fight for his life that would stretch over the next two days. What began as the start of a holiday weekend instead became a moment that froze time for his family, as news spread that he had been gravely wounded and was clinging to life. Public records later noted the date of the shooting and identified him as the lone victim in that incid ...
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  • NJ.com: Weekend death toll climbs in Newark after Friday shooting victim succumbs to injuries
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