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Bernard Goetz  

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  • In the mid-afternoon of December 22, 1984, Bernard Goetz shot four African American males, Barry Allen, Darrell Cabey, Troy Canty, and James Ramseur, while riding the number 2 train in New York City. The incident began when Goetz was approached by Troy Canty, who asked how Goetz was doing. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Goetz, Bernard (1947-)]

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