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Kerri Elijah West

Case from Hollister, MO dated Aug 26, 2020

Victim Details

Kerri Elijah West

Male

Black / African American

Hollister

MO

2020-08-26

26

Kerri

Elijah West

07/12/2026

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On the night of August 26, 2020, violence erupted in the quiet town of Hollister, Missouri, leaving one man dead and a community shaken by a series of connected shootings. Officers from the Hollister Police Department were initially dispatched late that Wednesday evening to Hulland Park after receiving a noise complaint from the area. Upon their arrival at the park, they discovered the body of 26-year-old Kerri Elijah West, a male resident with ties to both Springfield and Hayti, Missouri. West ...
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  • https://www.ky3.com/2020/08/27/one-man-dead-two-others-hurt-in-two-separate-shootings-in-hollister-mo/
  • Kerri Elijah West (1994-2020) - Find a Grave
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