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Christopher Wayne Wheeler

Case from Baton Rouge, LA dated Oct 16, 2016

Victim Details

Christopher Wayne Wheeler

March 28, 2022

Male

White / Caucasian

Baton Rouge

LA

2016-10-16

2016-10-16

32

Christopher Wayne

Wheeler

07/20/2026

1


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On a Sunday morning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the quiet of the early hours was broken by a discovery at a bus stop on Plank Road. It was there that 32-year-old Christopher Wayne Wheeler, a male, was found shot to death on October 16, 2016. The Baton Rouge Police were called to the scene at approximately 8:30 a.m., where they found Wheeler already deceased.

In the immediate aftermath of the discovery, the motive for the shooting was unknown to investigators. The police began their work, s ...
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  • Man found shot to death at bus stop on Plank Rd. - WAFB
  • Man found fatally shot Sunday morning on Plank Road bus stop bench
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