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Corey Mercadel

Case from New Orleans, LA dated Jul 25, 2016

Victim Details

Corey Mercadel

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

New Orleans

LA

2016-07-25

2016-07-25

38

Corey

Mercadel

06/25/2026

1


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In the summer of 2016, a New Orleans family was struck by tragedy with the death of Corey Gerard Mercadel, a 38-year-old Black man. On Monday, July 25, 2016, Mercadel was lost to gun violence in the city, a loss that would deeply affect his loved ones and community. His death was confirmed by the Orleans Parish Coroner's Office, leaving behind a family to grapple with the sudden and violent end to his life.

Corey, a devoted son and the grandson of June Lyons and Melvin Montague, Sr., was ...
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