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Laquan Whitfield

Case from Slaughter, LA dated Nov 26, 2017

Victim Details

Laquan Whitfield

Female

Black / African American

Slaughter

LA

2017-11-26

30

Laquan

Whitfield

06/30/2026

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LaQuan Shante “MooCat” Whitfield, a 30-year-old Black woman, was killed on Sunday, November 26, 2017, after gunfire tore through a home in Slaughter, Louisiana, ending her life alongside two other people inside the house. She was remembered as a native of Ethel and a resident of Zachary, where she worked at Winn-Dixie, a young mother whose family later gathered to lay her to rest in early December.

Investigators said the violence began when Taurus Ike Hamilton of Zachary allegedly fo ...
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  • The Advocate: Four people found dead in East Feliciana; another fatally shot in Zachary within hours on Sunday
  • Suspect in four murders pleads not guilty to killing cousin in 2017
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    I can't stop thinking about Laquan Shante' Whitfield and the legacy she's left behind. Her mother, M... ...Read More
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    I'm so moved by the courage shown by Laquan's mom, Mary Ransom. It can't be easy to channel her grie... ...Read More
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