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NYPD: Man Shot Dead at Queensbridge Houses Saturday

Sharef Graham. (Gunmemorial.org)

March 26, 2018 By Tara Law

A man was shot and killed outside Queensbridge Houses on Saturday, police say.

Cops found Sharef Graham, 25, lying unconscious on a walkway near 40-06 Vernon Boulevard with gunshot wounds to his chest and thigh just before 8 p.m., police say.

An ambulance rushed Graham, who was a resident of Queensbridge on 12th Street, to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

No arrests have been made, and an investigation is ongoing.

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Laref Graham

Please catch these people.
They took my Baby Boy.
My life is no longer mine
I can’t rest until I have justice for my son.
I need to look this young man,in his eyes
I need to know why?And if it was worth it‼️‼️
I want all who was involved to be prosecuted to the fullest
Please reach out to me
Text first don’t like answering
Unknown numbers.

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and Mr. JVB says it is so safe down there – in all his articles he says it too –

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