Police search for suspect in murder of Yonkers rapper

Police are searching for the gunman who fatally shot an underground rapper in Yonkers Wednesday night. Police say Fontay Shaw, 30, was talking with a group of friends on Riverdale Avenue when a masked

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Police search for suspect in murder of Yonkers rapper

Police are searching for the gunman who fatally shot an underground rapper in Yonkers Wednesday night. Police say Fontay Shaw, 30, was talking with a group of friends on Riverdale Avenue when a masked

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