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Teen Fatally Shot: Suspect Tried To Escape On Plane To Jamaica, Westchester DA Says Teen Fatally Shot: Suspect Tried To Escape On Plane To Jamaica, Westchester DA Says
Teen Fatally Shot: Suspect Tried To Escape On Plane To Jamaica, Westchester DA Says A man who allegedly fatally shot an 18-year-old in Westchester tried to escape justice by lighting his car on fire and attempting to board a plane to Jamaica, officials said.  Mount Vernon resident Akeem Grant, age 33, was arraigned in Westchester County Court on Thursday, May 18 on an indictment charging him with the murder of 18-year-old Tamani Turner in Mount Vernon, according to Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah.  Earlier Report - Murder Of Teen In Mount Vernon: 33-Year-Old Suspect Apprehended According to the District Attorney's Office, on Thursday,…

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Witness To 18-Year-Old's Murder Flees Officers At His Funeral In Westchester, Police Say Witness To 18-Year-Old's Murder Flees Officers At His Funeral In Westchester, Police Say
Witness To 18-Year-Old's Murder Flees Officers At His Funeral In Westchester, Police Say The funeral of a slain 18-year-old in Westchester turned dramatic when officers arrested both a witness to the murder and a man who tried interfering with the arrest, police said.  The incident happened in Mount Vernon on Tuesday, April 18 during the funeral of 18-year-old Tamani Turner, who was fatally shot on Thursday, April 6 on Garden Avenue near East 4th Street, according to Mount Vernon Police.  Earlier Report - Murder Of Teen In Mount Vernon: 33-Year-Old Suspect Apprehended During the funeral, Mount Vernon detectives were in attendance trying to locate a witness …

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Thousands Raised For Family Of Slain Teen 'Taken Away From Us Much Too Soon' In Westchester Thousands Raised For Family Of Slain Teen 'Taken Away From Us Much Too Soon' In Westchester
Thousands Raised For Family Of Slain Teen 'Taken Away From Us Much Too Soon' In Westchester A community is pulling together to help lay an 18-year-old shooting victim to rest in Westchester as his family mourns his loss.  Tamani Turner, also known as Tajohn, died on Thursday night, April 6 after he was shot twice in the chest in Mount Vernon on Garden Avenue just south of East 4th Street.  Born in 2005, Turner grew up in Mount Vernon and eventually became a gifted football player, at one point attending Archbishop Stepinac High on a sports scholarship.  At the time of his death, Turner had been a student at Mount Vernon High School and had been out on spr…

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