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James Whitney

Case from Saint-louis, MO dated Jan 09, 2019

Victim Details

James Whitney

Male

Black / African American

Saint-louis

MO

2019-01-09

42

James

Whitney

07/13/2026

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In the winter of 2022, a quiet Hazelwood apartment complex became the scene of a fatal shooting that would tear a family apart. On the evening of November 27th, 65-year-old John Whitney was found with a gunshot wound inside his apartment in the 7500 block of Hazelcrest Drive. Responding officers found him still able to speak, and he initially told them that he had been shot by an unknown assailant while taking his dog for a walk. Despite being rushed to a hospital, Whitney succumbed to his injur ...
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  • KMOV.com: Police ID man shot, killed in Walnut Park East neighborhood early Wednesday
  • stltoday.com: Police ID man found shot to death on St. Louis street
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