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Renard Matthews

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Jun 25, 2018

Victim Details

Renard Matthews

Male

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2018-06-25

17

Renard

Matthews

07/03/2026

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Renard Matthews, a 17-year-old African American male from New Orleans, Louisiana, was fatally shot on the evening of June 25, 2018. A student at McDonogh 35 High School, he was known by neighbors as a 'nice young man' who enjoyed playing recreational basketball and football. His mother described him as a bit of a homebody, whose main pastime was playing video games. He had recently started to venture out more after receiving a dog as a gift.

On that fateful Monday, Matthews was walking hi ...
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  • NOLA.com: New Orleans coroner ID's teen fatally shot, man stabbed to death
  • WWL: Teen shot in the head in deadly St. Claude neighborhood shooting
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    I've been thinking a lot about the way Renard Matthews' family chose to celebrate his life during hi... ...Read More
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