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Joshua Short

Case from New Orleans, LA dated Oct 16, 2012

Victim Details

Joshua Short

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

New Orleans

LA

2012-10-16

2012-10-16

25

Joshua

Short

07/07/2026

1


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In the city of New Orleans, a promising young life was abruptly cut short on October 16, 2012, leaving a void in the hearts of his loved ones. Joshua Short, a 25-year-old Black/African American male with aspirations of becoming a filmmaker, was killed in an act of violence that remains shrouded in mystery. His death sent ripples of grief through his community and left a family searching for answers that have yet to come.

Joshua was a beloved son, twin brother, and friend, remembered for h ...
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