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Gary OBrien

Case from Lake-charles, LA dated Jul 17, 2017

Victim Details

Gary OBrien

Male

Black / African American

Lake-charles

LA

2017-07-17

31

Gary

OBrien

07/16/2026

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In the early morning hours of July 17, 2017, the life of 31-year-old Gary O'Brien was tragically cut short in his Lake Charles, Louisiana home. At approximately 3:34 a.m., three armed men, clad in dark clothing with their faces obscured, forced their way into the residence on North Simmons Street. The intruders confronted O'Brien, making demands that he refused to meet. His defiance was met with a fatal gunshot. The assailants then fled the scene on foot, leaving behind a scene of violence that ...
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