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Ricky Wiltz

Case from Lafayette, LA dated Aug 31, 2018

Victim Details

Ricky Wiltz

Male

Black / African American

Lafayette

LA

2018-08-31

21

Ricky

Wiltz

07/03/2026

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In the early morning hours of Friday, August 31, 2018, the life of 21-year-old Ricky Wiltz was tragically cut short in a shooting that unfolded in the 300 block of Lafayette Street. An African American male, Wiltz was discovered with gunshot wounds near the intersection of Lafayette and Sherman Streets. Despite being rushed to a local hospital for medical attention, he ultimately succumbed to his injuries. The Lafayette Police Department swiftly began treating the case as a homicide investigatio ...
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  • KLFY: Lafayette man killed in shooting
  • Lafayette man indicted in August slaying of Ricky Wiltz - KATC
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