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Cory Kerlegan

Case from Lake-charles, LA dated Feb 11, 2022

Victim Details

Cory Kerlegan

Male

Black / African American

Lake-charles

LA

2022-02-11

43

Cory

Kerlegan

07/08/2026

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On a Friday night in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the life of 43-year-old Cory Kerlegan was tragically cut short in a violent sequence of events that concluded as a murder-suicide. Kerlegan was discovered unresponsive in the passenger seat of a red Hyundai Sonata on East LaGrange Street just before 11 p.m., having been fatally shot.

The investigation swiftly uncovered a grim narrative of domestic strife. The vehicle in which Kerlegan was found belonged to a woman who was the estranged wife of ...
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  • American Press: UPDATE: Friday homicide ruled murder-suicide - American Press
  • Cory Kerlegan, age 43 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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