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Marquez Truitt

Case from Lake-providence, LA dated Mar 12, 2018

Victim Details

Marquez Truitt

Male

Black / African American

Lake-providence

LA

2018-03-12

7

Marquez

Truitt

06/30/2026

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In the small community of Lake Providence, Louisiana, a heartbreaking incident unfolded on March 12, 2018, resulting in the death of 7-year-old Marquez Truitt. The young male was at home with his 12-year-old brother on that Monday. Their mother was at work, leaving the two children in each other's care.

While in a bedroom, the older brother discovered a gun. In a tragic turn of events, he picked up the firearm, and it accidentally discharged, striking and fatally wounding his younger brot ...
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  • Marquez Truitt - A child lost to gun violence Since Parkland
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