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Laquan Nelson, 16, fatally shot on Classon Avenue in Bed-Stuy

Police say a 16-year-old male was shot and killed on Classon Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant just before 6 p.m. The incident occurred inside the playground area at the Lafayette Houses where Laquan Nelson

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Jun 3, 2014, 2:52 AM

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