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Courtney Hughes

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Dec 26, 2022

Victim Details

Courtney Hughes

Female

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2022-12-26

19

Courtney

Hughes

06/26/2026

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An aspiring nurse's life was tragically cut short in the early morning hours of December 26, 2022, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Courtney Hughes, a 19-year-old African American female, was fatally shot while attending a party at a short-term rental property in the city's Lower Ninth Ward. Hughes, a freshman nursing student at Southern University, was home visiting her family for the Christmas holiday when the joyous occasion turned into a scene of violence.

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  • NOLA.com: Family and friends remember New Orleans teens killed in Monday morning shooting
  • wwltv.com: 2 killed, 4 injured in Lower 9th Ward shooting, NOPD says
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