Apparent Drug Overdose Kills Goetz Shooting Victim 27 Years Later
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}One of four teenagers wounded by New York City subway gunman Bernhard Goetz has died of an apparent drug overdose 27 years to the day after that notorious shooting.
Forty-five-year-old James Ramseur was found dead in a Bronx motel room Thursday.
The Daily News reports that two empty prescription pill bottles were found next to the bed with their labels scratched off.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Ramseur was one of four teens shot by Goetz on a subway train on Dec. 22, 1984.
Goetz said the teens tried to rob him. He was acquitted at trial of all charges except illegal weapons possession.
Ramseur fell into a coma after the shooting and underwent multiple surgeries
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}He was released from prison last year after serving 25 years for rape.
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