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Laterika Taylor

Case from Baton-rouge, LA dated May 23, 2021

Victim Details

Laterika Taylor

Female

Black / African American

Baton-rouge

LA

2021-05-23

22

Laterika

Taylor

07/03/2026

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In the quiet, pre-dawn hours of a Baton Rouge Sunday, a car sat silently in a ditch off of Kaufman Street, its journey abruptly ended. Inside, authorities would find 22-year-old Laterika Taylor, her life taken by gunfire on May 23, 2021. The discovery, made around 2:15 a.m., marked the beginning of a story of loss for a young family and a community, and a search for answers that has so far proven elusive. An African American female, Laterika was a mother of three young children, with a fourth on ...
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  • BRProud.com: BRPD identifies victim in Kaufman St. shooting
  • The Advocate: Body of female shot to death found in car crashed in ditch, Baton Rouge Police say
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    It's been over two years since Laterika Taylor's life was tragically cut short, and it pains me to t... ...Read More
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