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Yancey Young

Case from New Orleans, LA dated May 19, 2011

Victim Details

Yancey Young

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

New Orleans

LA

2011-05-19

2011-05-19

31

Yancey

Young

06/24/2026


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On a Thursday evening in New Orleans, May 19, 2011, the life of Yancy James Young Sr. was tragically cut short. The 31-year-old African-American man was fatally shot in a residential neighborhood, a stark reminder of the persistent struggles with violence that gripped the city. Police responded to reports of gunfire, and upon arrival, they discovered Young's body. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The homicide of Yancy Young was one of a number of violent crimes that plagued New Orlean ...
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