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Courtney Carlda Whitfield

Case from Baton-rouge, LA dated May 25, 2021

Victim Details

Courtney Carlda Whitfield

Male

Black / African American

Baton-rouge

LA

2021-05-25

31

Courtney

Carlda Whitfield

07/13/2026

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In the bright light of a May afternoon in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, tragedy irrevocably altered the course of several lives. On Tuesday, May 25, 2021, Courtney Carlda Whitfield, a 31-year-old male, was fatally shot while on a break from his job at an IHOP restaurant on Siegen Lane. Another employee was also struck by gunfire but survived the harrowing attack. At the time of his death, Whitfield was a participant in a work-release program with the Department of Corrections.

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  • The Advocate: IHOP shooting victim was work release inmate; second victim expected to survive
  • KLFY: Vehicle involved in Siegen Lane IHOP shooting found burning off of Hidden Ridge Ln.
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