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Memorial service set for stabbing victim

A memorial service for Jefrena C. Brown, the 15-year-old girl who died in a stabbing incident, will take place on Wednesday.

According to a notice on Page A2 from the McGraw-Kowal Funeral Home, Jefrena died on May 16 in Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo. The service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Dunkirk American Legion Post 62.

She was a freshman at Dunkirk High School and was involved in an altercation on May 15 around 4 p.m. on Lincoln Avenue with a woman who is now believed to be in her 20s.

A crowd of nearly 50 people watched as the incident took place and Dunkirk police are continuing their investigation into the incident. No arrests have been made.

Anyone with information can call the department at 366-2266 or they can leave an anonymous tip on the department’s tip line at 363-0313. All calls will be kept confidential.

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