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Alton James Thomas

Case from Opelousas, LA dated Apr 27, 2022

Victim Details

Alton James Thomas

Female

Black / African American

Opelousas

LA

2022-04-27

46

Alton

James Thomas

07/06/2026

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In the spring of 2022, a domestic dispute in Opelousas, Louisiana, escalated into a tragedy that claimed the lives of two people, including 46-year-old Alton James Thomas. The incident, which unfolded on Mia Street on the evening of April 27, 2022, also resulted in the death of a four-year-old girl and injuries to three other juveniles.

The events of that day began with an argument between Holly Roberts and her next-door neighbor, the mother of the young girl who was killed. Later that ev ...
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