Asghar Kashanifar

Murdered
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Asghar Kashanifar, age 65, was shot and killed on October 22, 2014, in the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans, specifically on Franklin Avenue. The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) responded to reports of a shooting in the area and found Kashanifar with a gunshot wound near a gas station where a vehicle, a silver Toyota 4Runner, was found with shattered windows and an open door. He was taken to a nearby hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries shortly after. The case remains unsolved, an ...Read More
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    • Victim Details

    Asghar Kashanifar

    December 23, 2022

    Male

    Caucasian / White

    New Orleans

    LA

    2014-10-22

    65

    Asghar

    Kashanifar

    10/22/2024


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    01/10/2024
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    07/28/2023
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    05/30/2023
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