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Kareem Dowell

Case from New Orleans, LA dated Dec 21, 2016

Victim Details

Kareem Dowell

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

New Orleans

LA

2016-12-21

2016-12-21

25

Kareem

Dowell

07/07/2026

1


Area Body Found:

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In the Central City neighborhood of New Orleans, a young man's life was tragically cut short on a Wednesday afternoon. Kareem Dowell, a 25-year-old male, was found on December 21, 2016, in the 2700 block of St. Andrew Street, the victim of fatal gunfire. His body was discovered lying next to a wheelchair, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency services were called, but Dowell was pronounced dead at the scene, his life ending on the city pavement.

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