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Brad Owen Martin

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Apr 21, 2020

Victim Details

Brad Owen Martin

Male

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2020-04-21

42

Brad

Owen Martin

06/28/2026

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In the spring of 2020, the vibrant city of New Orleans was robbed of one of its native sons. Brad Owen Martin, a 42-year-old man, met an untimely and violent end on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Known affectionately as 'B-12,' he was a man deeply rooted in his community, having been born and raised in the heart of New Orleans. His life was abruptly cut short by an act of gun violence, leaving a void in the lives of those who knew and loved him.

Brad was a father to a son and a daughter, a brot ...
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