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Russell Whittington

Case from New Orleans, LA dated Dec 24, 2016

Victim Details

Russell Whittington

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

New Orleans

LA

2016-12-24

2016-12-24

35

Russell

Whittington

08/04/2026


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On a Christmas Eve in New Orleans, a day typically filled with festive anticipation, 35-year-old Russell Whittington's life was tragically cut short. The year was 2016, and the holiday season was marred by a spate of violence in the city. Whittington, an African-American male, became a victim of this violence when he was fatally shot in the head during a drive-by shooting in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans on December 24th.

The incident was reported as a grim marker of a violent h ...
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  • Coroner identifies man, 35, shot in head in Algiers on Saturday
  • Russell Whittington, age 35 - National Gun Violence Memorial

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