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Zion James

United States · Aged 13 · Died 08/19/2012
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A police chase came to a "sudden and violent end" when the stolen 2000 Jaguar containing 13-year-old James as a rear-seat passenger crashed in an Irvington intersection. Police said the four teens in the Jaguar had gone on a crime spree of armed robberies and a carjacking. The other three survived. The eldest was 17.

Alleged responsible partyIrvington Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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