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James Queen Jr

Case from Baton-rouge, LA dated Dec 11, 2020

Victim Details

James Queen Jr

Male

Black / African American

Baton-rouge

LA

2020-12-11

40

James

Queen Jr

07/02/2026

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In the early morning hours of December 11, 2020, the life of 40-year-old James Queen Jr., a male, was tragically cut short in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Police were called to the Serenity Apartments on North Ardenwood Drive around 1:45 a.m. where they discovered Queen lying on the ground near one of the apartment buildings. He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The shooting marked the third homicide at the apartment complex in a span of just a few mon ...
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  • The Advocate: Man shot and killed early Friday at apartment complex on North Ardenwood Drive, police say
  • 40-year-old man killed in overnight shooting on N. Ardenwood Dr.
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