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Roosevelt Florida

Case from Baton-rouge, LA dated Feb 14, 2017

Victim Details

Roosevelt Florida

Male

Black / African American

Baton-rouge

LA

2017-02-14

53

Roosevelt

Florida

07/09/2026

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On Valentine's Day of 2017, a visit to a friend's home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, turned fatal for 53-year-old Roosevelt Florida. He and his friend, 42-year-old Lonnie Henderson, were found shot to death inside Henderson's apartment on 70th Avenue in a crime that authorities would later describe as a robbery gone wrong. The discovery was made after Henderson's girlfriend, unable to reach him, went to the apartment and found the door slightly ajar. Inside, a tragic scene awaited, with both men ha ...
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  • Roosevelt Florida, age 53 - National Gun Violence Memorial
  • Body found on Mills Ave. prompts murder investigation - WBRZ
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