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DeJaun Nelson

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Jun 22, 2022

Victim Details

DeJaun S. Nelson

Male

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2022-06-22

19

DeJaun

Nelson

07/03/2026

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In the summer of 2022, the life of 19-year-old DeJaun S. Nelson, a male, was cut short in a burst of gun violence on June 22nd in New Orleans, Louisiana. Remembered as a musician, producer, and entrepreneur, Nelson was a young man with a promising future. He was not alone when he died; alongside him was 36-year-old Antonio Thomas, who also lost his life in the same tragic incident.

The violent deaths of Nelson and Thomas sent ripples of outrage through their New Orleans East community. Re ...
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  • NOLA.com: Coroner identifies three men killed in New Orleans shootings
  • WDSU: After 3 shooting deaths hours apart, a New Orleans East block voices outrage over apartment complex
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