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NaQuese McCollum

Case from Newark, NJ dated Sep 14, 2013

Victim Details

NaQuese McCollum

Male

Black / African American

Newark

NJ

2013-09-14

16

NaQuese

McCollum

07/12/2026

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In the late afternoon of September 14, 2013, a sense of grim familiarity washed over Newark's West Ward as police responded to yet another scene of violence. Inside a parked vehicle near the intersection of South 10th Street and 15th Avenue, two young lives had been extinguished by gunfire. One of the victims was NaQuese McCollum, a 16-year-old Black male from Newark, who had just begun his junior year at West Side High School. Alongside him was his 23-year-old cousin, Damien Matteaux. Both were ...
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  • nj.com: In Newark schools, coping with violence a tragic matter of routine
  • Newark slayings: 16-year-old Irvington girl killed was 'just a baby'
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    I've been thinking a lot about NaQuese McCollum and the broader wave of violence that hit Newark aro... ...Read More
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    I’ve been following this case for a while now, and my heart truly goes out to NaQuese McCollum’s... ...Read More
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    I've been following NaQuese McCollum and Damien Matteaux's case, and it's just so deeply unsettling ... ...Read More
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