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Danny Nelson

Case from New Orleans, LA dated Jun 07, 2014

Victim Details

Danny Nelson

December 20, 2022

Male

Black / African American

New Orleans

LA

2014-06-07

2014-06-07

36

Danny

Nelson

06/21/2026


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In the summer of 2014, the life of 36-year-old Danny Louis Nelson, a male known to some as 'Disco,' was cut short on the streets of New Orleans. On June 7th of that year, Nelson was found with multiple gunshot wounds at the intersection of Washington and South Robertson Street in the Central City neighborhood. This area was one he knew well, a place where he had grown up and had only recently returned to, attempting a fresh start after a release from jail just days prior.

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