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Gervonte Taplin

Case from Baton-rouge, LA dated Dec 24, 2019

Victim Details

Gervonte Taplin

Male

Black / African American

Baton-rouge

LA

2019-12-24

17

Gervonte

Taplin

07/07/2026

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In the quiet hours of Christmas Eve morning in 2019, tragedy struck a Baton Rouge household. A male teenager, 17-year-old Gervonte Taplin, was shot and killed in what authorities described as a targeted home invasion. The incident occurred around 5 a.m. on Turret Drive in the Millerville area, a time when the city was still cloaked in pre-dawn stillness. The assailant entered the home and went directly to the bedroom where Taplin and his 10-year-old brother were.

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  • https://www.fox8live.com: High school senior killed in home invasion shooting on Christmas Eve
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