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Willie L. Bridges

Case from Gonzales, LA dated May 21, 2022

Victim Details

Willie L. Bridges

Male

Black / African American

Gonzales

LA

2022-05-21

19

Willie

L. Bridges

06/24/2026

Case Description

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A night of simmering tension outside a Gonzales, Louisiana Waffle House erupted in violence in the early morning hours of May 21, 2022, leaving one young man dead and two others wounded. Willie L. Bridges, a 19-year-old male from Metairie, was fatally shot in the parking lot of the restaurant on Highway 30. The chaotic scene unfolded sometime after midnight, culminating in a triple shooting that sent shockwaves through the community.

In the aftermath of the gunfire, Bridges was found suff ...
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  • https://www.wafb.com: Three shot, one dead at Gonzales Waffle House
  • WDSU: Gonzales police investigating deadly shooting at Waffle House

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    I've been thinking a lot about the location where this tragedy happened. It's scar... ...Read More
    11/30/2024
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    11/09/2024
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