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Rakeem Holmes

Case from New Orleans, LA dated Oct 19, 2013

Victim Details

Rakeem Holmes

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

New Orleans

LA

2013-10-19

2013-10-19

25

Rakeem

Holmes

07/05/2026


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In the fall of 2013, the life of 25-year-old Rakeem Holmes was tragically cut short on a Saturday night in New Orleans. The young man, who had already endured an immense amount of grief, was fatally shot in the city's Third Ward. His death added another layer of sorrow to a family already reeling from a profound loss.

Just two years earlier, in 2011, Rakeem's 23-month-old daughter was tragically killed by a stray bullet. This devastating event had a lasting impact on him. Those who knew h ...
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  • Father of Keira Holmes shot to death at S. Gayoso and Eden streets
  • Slain father of murdered toddler Keira Holmes remembered at vigil
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