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Cassan Powell

Case from Newark, NJ dated Oct 17, 2014

Victim Details

Cassan Powell

Male

Black / African American

Newark

NJ

2014-10-17

29

Cassan

Powell

06/21/2026

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In the early morning hours of October 17, 2014, the life of 29-year-old Cassan Powell, a Black/African American male from Irvington, New Jersey, was tragically cut short. Powell was in the 700 block of Springfield Avenue in Newark when gunfire erupted at approximately 1:30 a.m. He was fatally shot in the incident, which also left two other individuals wounded, though they survived their injuries. The Essex County Prosecutor's Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, in conjunction with the Newark Polic ...
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  • NJ.com: Authorities ID 29-year-old shot, killed in Newark
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