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DonLee Williams

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Nov 16, 2016

Victim Details

DonLee Williams

Male

New-orleans

LA

2016-11-16

61

DonLee

Williams

07/08/2026

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DonLee Williams, 61, a Black man from New Orleans, Louisiana, was killed after a late-night gathering in the city’s Lower Ninth Ward turned violent. In the early hours around 3:30 a.m., police were called to a home in the 1300 block of Deslonde Street for a shooting that had erupted inside the residence, interrupting what had been a house party only moments earlier.

Investigators described an argument and fight breaking out between guests, with the dispute narrowing to Williams and ano ...
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  • NOLA.com: Orleans Parish coroner identifies victim, 61, in Lower 9th slaying
  • Orleans Parish coroner identifies victim, 61, in Lower 9th slaying
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