Nicholas Naquan Heyward Jr., age 13

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Lost to gun violence on September 27, 1994 in Brooklyn, New York.

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Jan 14: Nicholas Heyward Sr., 61, Dies; Spoke Out Against Police Brutality (Published 2019)
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A Cop Fires. A Boy Drops His Gun. It’s a Toy | Guns of New York

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List of unarmed African Americans killed by law enforcement officers in the United States - Wikipedia
Renée Ater: list of unarmed black people killed by police — On Monuments — Renée Ater

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