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Donald Collins

Case from New Orleans, LA dated Dec 12, 2012

Victim Details

Donald Collins

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

New Orleans

LA

2012-12-12

2012-12-12

57

Donald

Collins

06/29/2026

1


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In the winter of 2012, a discovery was made in an apartment on North Broad Street in New Orleans that brought a violent end to the life of Donald Collins. On December 12, 2012, the body of the 57-year-old male was found inside his residence. An investigation by the New Orleans Police Department determined that Collins had been fatally shot.

Details surrounding the circumstances of his death were not immediately clear, and information regarding a possible motive or any potential suspects w ...
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  • Man, 57, found slain in North Broad Street apartment | Crime/Police
  • Donald Collins, age 57 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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