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Howard Ray Clayborne

Case from Crowley, LA dated Dec 22, 2017

Victim Details

Howard Ray Clayborne

Male

Black / African American

Crowley

LA

2017-12-22

47

Howard

Ray Clayborne

07/18/2026

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In the fading daylight of December 22, 2017, a burst of gunfire shattered the evening calm on DeJean Circle in Crowley, Louisiana. When the chaos subsided, three men lay wounded, among them 47-year-old Howard Ray Clayborne. He, along with Gregory Troy Gray and Troy Harmon, were sitting outside a residence when they were ambushed by two masked individuals who emerged suddenly and began shooting.

The brazen attack, which occurred around 5:20 p.m. near the parish jail, left all three men in ...
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  • KLFY: Police seek public's help in Crowley homicide investigation
  • KLFY: Crowley Police: Victim in Dec. 22 shooting dies, suspects still at large
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