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Austin Paw/poppi Michael G

Case from Lafayette, LA dated Apr 18, 2022

Victim Details

Austin Paw/poppi Michael G

Male

Black / African American

Lafayette

LA

2022-04-18

22

Austin

Paw/poppi Michael G

06/21/2026

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In the early hours of Monday, April 18, 2022, a dispute that began at a restaurant in Lafayette, Louisiana, tragically escalated, leading to the death of Austin Paw/poppi Michael G, a 22-year-old Black / African American male. The night's events culminated in a fatal shooting on Interstate 10, leaving a community in mourning and a family seeking answers.

Austin was a passenger in a vehicle traveling on I-10 near mile marker 105 at approximately 2:00 a.m. when another car approached and it ...
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  • Obituary for Austin "Poppi/Paw" Michael Granger | Jones Funeral Home, Inc.
  • The Advocate: Man, 23, identified as victim in I-10 fatal shooting in Lafayette Parish

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