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Leonard Williams

Case from Baton-rouge, LA dated Oct 12, 2017

Victim Details

Leonard Williams

Male

Black / African American

Baton-rouge

LA

2017-10-12

51

Leonard

Williams

06/27/2026

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In the early morning hours of October 12, 2017, Leonard Williams, a 51-year-old African American man, was diligently cleaning the parking lot of a Cousin's Food Mart on Airline Highway in Baton Rouge. Williams, who was homeless at the time, was working to tidy the area when his life was abruptly and violently cut short. He was shot multiple times in a sudden attack.

Emergency services were called to the scene, and Williams was rushed to a nearby hospital. Despite the efforts of medical pr ...
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  • Leonard Williams, age 51 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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