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Dana Hicks

Case from New Orleans, LA dated Mar 08, 2013

Victim Details

Dana Hicks

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

New Orleans

LA

2013-03-08

2013-03-08

43

Dana

Hicks

07/14/2026

1


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On a tragic Friday evening in New Orleans, a man's life was cut short in a burst of violence that has left his family searching for answers for years to come. Dana Hicks, a 43-year-old male, was seated in his minivan in the 3600 block of Frenchmen Street on March 8, 2013, when he was fatally wounded. The quiet Gentilly neighborhood was shattered by the sound of multiple gunshots around 8 p.m., and when the chaos subsided, Hicks was discovered with several gunshot wounds.

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