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Darius Houston

Case from Saint-louis, MO dated Jun 04, 2020

Victim Details

Darius Houston

Male

Black / African American

Saint-louis

MO

2020-06-04

21

Darius

Houston

07/11/2026

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On the morning of June 4, 2020, a gathering intended to mourn a lost life in St. Louis, Missouri, turned into another scene of tragedy when 20-year-old Darius Houston was fatally shot. Houston, an African American male from Hazelwood, had traveled to the Walnut Park East neighborhood of North St. Louis to attend a funeral service for a friend. As he was leaving the service near the 5500 block of Gilmore Avenue, he was struck by gunfire in the chest. Emergency responders transported him to a loca ...
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  • STLtoday.com: Hazelwood man shot to death in Walnut Park East neighborhood
  • KMOV.com: Man shot dead while leaving funeral in north St. Louis
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    I'm sure many of us are still trying to wrap our heads around the senseless loss of Darius Houston. ... ...Read More
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