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Lanisha Scott

Case from New Orleans, LA dated Apr 12, 2014

Victim Details

Lanisha Scott

February 27, 2023

Female

Black / African American

New Orleans

LA

2014-04-12

2014-04-12

22

Lanisha

Scott

Yes

07/06/2026


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In the spring of 2014, a wave of violence cast a dark shadow over the Central City neighborhood of New Orleans. Among the victims was Lanisha Kelly Scott, a 22-year-old African American woman whose life was tragically cut short. On the evening of April 12, 2014, Scott was gunned down near the intersection of Dryades and Washington streets, a well-known corner in the historic neighborhood. Her death was one of three fatal shootings of women in Central City in less than a week, a grim statistic th ...
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  • NOPD seeks vehicle linked to woman's murder in Central City
  • 'Person of interest' sought in April murder of woman in Central City
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