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Zabina Gafoor
Gender : Female
Age : 52
Race : Black
Date : 02/17/2023
Location : Beach Channel Dr+Beach 32nd St
City : Far Rockaway
County : Queens
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) :4
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian in bike lane run over and killed by police cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Zabina Gafoor 52, was a home health aide who was on her way home from work on foot and was standing at an intersection when she was struck by a speeding NYPD vehicle in front of a shopping center at the intersection of Beach Channel Drive and Bay 32nd Street. Four police officers were reportedly in the SUV when it slammed into a 2020 Toyota Corolla that was driven by a 44-year-old woman and then the police vehicle crashed into Gafoor, killing her. Gafoor had been a mother of two who was born in Guyana and immigrated to the United States as a child. She died from massive head trauma.The officers were not charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.rockawave.com/articles/nypd-collision-kills-pedestrian-in-far-rockaway/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPVDaEGta4w
https://news.yahoo.com/female-cyclist-dead-nypd-patrol-043800380.html
