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Peter Jr Oatis

Case from New Orleans, LA dated Nov 02, 2017

Victim Details

Peter Jr Oatis

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

New Orleans

LA

2017-11-02

2017-11-02

22

Peter Jr

Oatis

06/28/2026

1


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In the autumn of 2017, the life of a promising young man, Peter Leon Oatis Jr., was tragically cut short in New Orleans, Louisiana. A 22-year-old African American male, Oatis was a senior at Southern University at New Orleans, where he was majoring in Education with aspirations of becoming a teacher. His passion for music was evident through his participation as a bass drum player in both his high school and college bands. He was also a member of the Epsilon Upsilon Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fr ...
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