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Jacob Yarbrough

Case from Lake-charles, LA dated Mar 25, 2022

Victim Details

Jacob Yarbrough

Male

Black / African American

Lake-charles

LA

2022-03-25

18

Jacob

Yarbrough

06/20/2026

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In the spring of 2022, a journey from Houston to Lake Charles, Louisiana, ended in tragedy for 18-year-old Jacob Yarbrough. On the night of Friday, March 25th, Yarbrough, a male, and his companion, 22-year-old James Malik Johnson, also from Houston, were involved in a fatal shooting near the intersection of Common and LaGrange streets. Both men were identified as the victims of what law enforcement authorities described as a double homicide.

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  • KATC: Victims in Lake Charles homicide identified
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