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Benson Lewis

Case from Kansas-city, MO dated Nov 23, 2019

Victim Details

Benson Lewis

Male

Black / African American

Kansas-city

MO

2019-11-23

49

Benson

Lewis

07/11/2026

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On November 23, 2019, Benson Lamont Lewis, a 49-year-old African American male, was fatally shot outside a residence in the South Kansas City area of Missouri. The incident took place on a Saturday morning in the 7900 block of East 117th Street, where Lewis had gone outside to speak with a man who had arrived at the home. Authorities were dispatched to the scene shortly after 8:30 a.m. following reports of a shooting. Upon their arrival, police found Lewis injured but still able to walk away fro ...
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