Somebody Got Murdered: A 13-Year-Old Slain in Brooklyn

by Graham Rayman

July 16, 2009

DATE: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 7:26 p.m.
LOCATION: East 15th Street and Avenue X, Brooklyn

The police are saying a 13-year-old boy was stabbed at the corner of East 15th Street and Avenue X, Brooklyn, Wednesday evening. He was declared dead at Lutheran Hospital. No arrests yet. The victim is Migual Saavedra of Sheepshead Bay Road, the police said.

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This article from the Village Voice Archive was posted on July 16, 2009

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