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Melvin Du Francis

Case from Metairie, LA dated Dec 10, 2020

Victim Details

Melvin Du Francis

Male

Black / African American

Metairie

LA

2020-12-10

22

Melvin

Du Francis

06/22/2026

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On a Thursday evening in a Metairie parking lot, what began as a transaction over marijuana swiftly unraveled into a chaotic and fatal exchange of gunfire, claiming the life of 22-year-old Melvin 'Du' Francis. The incident, which occurred on December 10, 2020, also resulted in the death of a 16-year-old and left two others wounded, painting a grim picture of a drug deal that had gone horribly wrong.

Melvin Francis, a male resident of Metairie, had accompanied 21-year-old Robert White to t ...
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  • NOLA.com: Metairie parking lot massacre blamed on marijuana deal, two armed teens
  • NOLA.com: Haynes Academy student ID'd as second victim in Metairie double homicide
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