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Ray Cudges

Case from Lafayette, LA dated Apr 25, 2017

Victim Details

Ray Cudges

Male

Black / African American

Lafayette

LA

2017-04-25

42

Ray

Cudges

07/14/2026

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In the spring of 2017, the life of Ray Allen Cudges, a 42-year-old Black male from Duson, Louisiana, was tragically cut short. On the morning of Tuesday, April 25th, at approximately 9:30 a.m., an incident of gun violence unfolded in the 400 block of East Pinhook Road in Lafayette. When Lafayette Police Department officers arrived at the scene, they discovered Cudges had sustained fatal injuries.

The investigation into the shooting swiftly led authorities to a suspect. Through a collabora ...
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  • KPEL 96.5: UPDATE: Suspect Arrested For Pinhook Rd. Shooting
  • UPDATE: One killed in shooting on Pinhook - The Daily Advertiser
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