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Gerald Sylvester

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Jan 07, 2019

Victim Details

Gerald Sylvester

Male

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2019-01-07

17

Gerald

Sylvester

07/17/2026

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On a cold January evening in New Orleans, the life of 17-year-old Gerald Sylvester was tragically cut short. An African American male, Gerald was fatally shot on January 7, 2019, in the Little Woods neighborhood of New Orleans East. Remembered as a funny, caring, and smart young man, his death sent ripples of grief through his community.

Gerald was a student who had attended several schools in the area, including Warren Easton Charter High School, McDonogh 35 Senior High School, KIPP Beli ...
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  • nola.com: 17-year-old among 2 shooting victims ID’d by New Orleans coroner
  • nola.com: Man killed in Little Woods shooting: NOPD
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