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Christopher VanCleaf

Case from Newark, NY dated Oct 29, 2022

Victim Details

Christopher VanCleaf

Male

Black / African American

Newark

NY

2022-10-29

49

Christopher

VanCleaf

07/25/2026

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In the early morning hours of Saturday, October 29, 2022, a single gunshot shattered the predawn quiet in the parking lot of Tommy's Boys Bar & Grill on Murray Street in Newark, New York. When the sound faded, 49-year-old Christopher M. VanCleaf, a male resident of North Main Street in Newark, was left fatally wounded. First responders rushed to the scene at approximately 2:15 a.m., and VanCleaf was quickly transported to a nearby hospital, but his life could not be saved.

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  • Obituary for Christopher Michael VanCleaf | Norman L. Waterman Funeral Home, Inc.
  • WHEC.com: Police release name of man shot and killed in Wayne County on Saturday
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