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Alfa Barrie

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society2 years ago

Harlem mourns loss of two young boys found dead in NYC rivers.

A second vigil will be held for Alfa Barrie, an 11-year-old boy who died after going missing in Harlem along with his friend, 13-year-old Garrett Warren. The two boys were believed to have fallen into the river while horsing around on the bike path by the Harlem River Drive. Warren's body was found in the Harlem River while Barrie's body was found in the Hudson. The medical examiner has not yet determined a cause of death for Barrie, leaving the West African Muslim community unable to hold a funeral.

crime2 years ago

Two missing boys found dead in Harlem and East River.

The body of one of two boys who went missing last weekend was pulled out of the Harlem River on Thursday, police said. Garrett Warren, 13, of Harlem, and Alfa Barrie, 11, of The Bronx, were last seen together sometime between Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. The city’s medical examiner will make an official identification and determine the cause of death. The NYPD’s harbor unit has been scouring the nearby Harlem River for days.