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Tyquil Whitehead

Case from Newark, NJ dated Sep 05, 2014

Victim Details

Tyquil Whitehead

Male

Black / African American

Newark

NJ

2014-09-05

18

Tyquil

Whitehead

07/06/2026

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On a late summer evening in Newark, New Jersey, tragedy struck an 18-year-old male named Tyquil Whitehead. On Friday, September 5, 2014, at approximately 10:15 p.m., police responded to reports of a shooting in the 100 block of Riverside Avenue. Upon arrival, officers discovered Whitehead lying in the street, suffering from gunshot wounds. He was rushed to University Hospital, but his injuries proved fatal, and he was pronounced dead at 10:51 p.m.

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  • NJ.com: Irvington man charged in slaying of Newark teen, police say
  • NJ.com: Two men killed in separate, apparently unrelated Newark shootings
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