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August Riley

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Jan 28, 2017

Victim Details

August Riley

Male

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2017-01-28

19

August

Riley

06/27/2026

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In the St. Roch neighborhood of New Orleans, a tragic story unfolded on the evening of January 28, 2017, ending the lives of two brothers. August Riley, a 19-year-old Black male, and his older brother, 24-year-old Torey Riley, were together on Port Street when they were fatally shot. The event was quickly classified as a double homicide, prompting an investigation by the New Orleans Police Department. The brothers' deaths sent ripples of grief through their community and left their family search ...
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  • NOLA.com: Brothers killed in St. Roch shooting identified by New Orleans coroner
  • NOLA.com: 2 brothers killed in Port Street shooting, relative says
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