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Joseph Spencer Powell

Case from New-orleans, LA dated May 01, 2019

Victim Details

Joseph Spencer Powell

Male

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2019-05-01

57

Joseph

Spencer Powell

07/08/2026

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In the New Orleans neighborhood of Algiers, on May 1, 2019, Joseph Spencer Powell, a 57-year-old African American man, was fatally wounded by gunfire. The incident, which also involved another individual being shot, occurred near the home of Powell's mother. Relatives of Powell confirmed his identity to reporters at the scene, expressing their grief and shock.

Emergency services responded to reports of a double shooting, and upon arrival, they discovered Powell had sustained fatal injurie ...
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  • nola.com: Coroner IDs 58-year-old man relatives say was shot dead near his mother’s Algiers home
  • nola.com: ‘That’s my uncle’: 1 dead in Algiers double shooting, NOPD says
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