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Justin Simms

Case from New Orleans, LA dated Mar 10, 2017

Victim Details

Justin Simms

March 7, 2023

Male

Black / African American

New Orleans

LA

2017-03-10

2007-02-04

10

Justin

Simms

Victim

06/24/2026


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A mother and her two young sons are murdered in their home
In the quiet early morning hours of March 10, 2017, a horrific scene unfolded inside a brick home in the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans. Ten-year-old Justin Simms, Jr. was found shot to death in his bedroom, the victim of a brutal attack that also claimed the lives of his mother and younger brother. The tranquility of the neighborhood at the corner of Touro and Mandolin streets was shattered at approximately 4:18 a.m. when a 911 call for help was placed by Justin's courageous 12-year-old s ...
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  • Husband and father of Gentilly murder victims clocked in at work ...
  • New suspect sketch in shooting of Gentilly mother and children
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