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Colay McCovery

Case from Reserve, LA dated Jan 27, 2018

Victim Details

Colay McCovery

Male

Black / African American

Reserve

LA

2018-01-27

18

Colay

McCovery

07/09/2026

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In the quiet community of Reserve, Louisiana, the life of 18-year-old Colay McCovery was tragically cut short in January 2018. The young man's body was discovered in a ditch near East 27th and Farlough streets on the morning of Saturday, January 27th, by a resident working in his yard. An autopsy would later confirm that McCovery had died from multiple gunshot wounds.

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office immediately launched an investigation into the homicide. Detectives belie ...
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