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Codey Johnson

Case from New Orleans, LA dated Jun 09, 2017

Victim Details

Codey Johnson

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

New Orleans

LA

2017-06-09

2017-06-09

23

Codey

Johnson

06/26/2026

1


Area Body Found:

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In the warm, early summer of 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana, a young man's life was tragically cut short. On Friday, June 9, 23-year-old Codey Johnson was found deceased, the victim of gun violence. His body was discovered near a cemetery in the Lakeview neighborhood, a detail that added a somber tone to the already grim news of his passing. The male victim had been shot, and his death was classified as a homicide.

In the days that followed, the Orleans Parish Coroner's office officially ...
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    Every time I hear about another young life lost to gun violence, it just makes my heart ache. I can'... ...Read More
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