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Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'brandonbethea'

May 19, 2008

The family of the 15-year-old girl who was fatally shot in front of a Queens housing project says they had moved out of the project to escape the violence. Brandon Bethea was killed late Saturday night when she was visiting friends at the Redfern Houses; she had been dancing with friends in a courtyard. Police say Bethea was an innocent bystander when the gunfire rang out, and her brother thinks it was a gang turf......

Continue Reading "Shooting Victim's Family: "We Should Have Left NY""

May 18, 2008

A 15-year-old girl who was shot in the head yesterday died from her injuries. No arrests have been made in the shooting, but Brandon Bethea was shot shortly before midnight on Redfern Ave. in Queens. She was taken to St. Johns Hospital, but did not survive. Bethea had returned to her old neighborhood in Far Rockaway in order to find a dress for her junior prom, when she was shot. The girl seems to have......

Continue Reading "Gunplay in Queens Wounds 5, Kills Girl"

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