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Morris Bates Sr.

Case from New Orleans, LA dated Dec 12, 2015

Victim Details

Morris Bates, Sr.

July 18, 2022

Male

Black / African American

New Orleans

LA

2015-12-12

2015-12-12

1980-09-17

35

Morris

Bates Sr.

Victim

07/11/2026


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Father of 8 shot and killed
In the Hollygrove neighborhood of New Orleans, on the evening of December 12, 2015, a man's life was cut short by violence. Morris Bates, Sr., a 35-year-old male, was discovered unresponsive just before 9 p.m. in the 3100 block of General Ogden Street, near the intersection with Forshey Street. He had sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the head.

A lifelong resident of New Orleans, Morris was born on September 17, 1980. His death left a void in the lives of his extensive family, which incl ...
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  • MORRIS BATES of New Orleans, Louisiana | 1980 - 2015 | Obituary
  • Morris M. Bates, Sr., age 35 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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