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Sequoia Whitfield

Case from Saint-louis, MO dated Aug 12, 2020

Victim Details

Sequoia Whitfield

Male

Black / African American

Saint-louis

MO

2020-08-12

19

Sequoia

Whitfield

07/06/2026

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In the summer of 2020, the life of 19-year-old Sequoia Whitfield was cut short by gun violence in St. Louis, Missouri. On the morning of August 12, police responded to a call at a McDonald's located on North Tucker Boulevard in the Carr Square neighborhood. There, they discovered Whitfield with a gunshot wound to his back. Despite the immediate response, the young man succumbed to his injuries, leaving a community to grapple with another senseless act of violence.

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  • STLtoday.com: Teenager dies after being shot at fast-food restaurant near downtown St. Louis
  • KMOV.com: Protesters demand justice for young man killed at local McDonald's
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