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Melvin Sylvester
United States · Aged 65 · Died 08/08/2003
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A family feud between neighbors at the St. Nicholas Houses in Harlem developed into a confrontation between 65-year-old Sylvester, holding a six-inch knife and reportedly intoxicated, and an undercover vice cop, who fatally shot Sylvester when he refused to drop the weapon.
Alleged responsible partyCity of New York Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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