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Charles Simmons

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Jul 16, 2019

Victim Details

Charles Simmons

Male

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2019-07-16

65

Charles

Simmons

06/28/2026

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In the summer of 2019, the life of Charles Simmons, a 65-year-old man, was violently cut short on a street in the St. Roch neighborhood of New Orleans. On the evening of July 16th, Simmons was shot and killed on Abundance Street. His death was one of at least two homicides that occurred in the city within a nine-hour period, contributing to a night of violence that left the community reeling.

Emergency services were dispatched to the scene, but despite their efforts, Simmons succumbed to ...
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  • NOLA.com: Two men ID'd as victims in New Orleans East, St. Roch homicides this week
  • WDSU: Man shot, killed in St. Roch neighborhood
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    I can’t stop thinking about the incredible acts of kindness I keep hearing about from the people w... ...Read More
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