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Jonathan Landaverde

Death by Force
Case Description
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In the residential neighborhood of Elizabeth, New Jersey, on the afternoon of May 19, 2014, a violent act shattered the calm. First responders rushed to the 600 block of South Park Street shortly before 5 p.m., where they discovered 18-year-old Jonathan Landaverde in a backyard, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The young man was transported to University Hospital in Newark, where he was pronounced dead.

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    Victim Details

    Jonathan Landaverde

    Male

    Elizabeth

    NJ

    2014-05-19

    18

    Jonathan

    Landaverde

    11/20/2025

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