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Jesse Laymon

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Aug 20, 2017

Victim Details

Jesse Laymon

Male

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2017-08-20

39

Jesse

Laymon

06/26/2026

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In the late summer of 2017, the life of Jesse Laymon, a 39-year-old Black male, was abruptly ended on the streets of New Orleans. On the evening of Sunday, August 20th, Laymon was in the 7th Ward when he became a victim of gun violence. The incident prompted an investigation by the New Orleans Police Department, who classified his death as a homicide.

Emergency services responded to the scene, but Laymon's injuries proved fatal. In the days that followed, the Orleans Parish Coroner's Offi ...
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  • NOLA.com: 7th Ward shooting victim identified by New Orleans Coroner
  • NOLA.com: NOPD investigating 7th Ward shooting death
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