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Russ Lewis

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Sep 09, 2016

Victim Details

Russ A. Lewis

Male

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2016-09-09

27

Russ

Lewis

07/01/2026

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Russ A. Lewis, a 27-year-old Black man from New Orleans, Louisiana, lost his life on the night of September 9, 2016, in a moment that turned ordinary streets into a place of heartbreak. Late that Friday, as the day slipped into night, violence found him in the city’s Seventh Ward. Around 11:10 p.m., police were called to the area near North Roman Street and Lapeyrouse Street. There, beside a vehicle, they found Russ down with a gunshot wound. The scene was sudden and stark, the kind of moment ...
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  • NOLA.com: 7th Ward murder victim identified by New Orleans coroner
  • WDSU: NOPD investigates fatal shooting in Seventh Ward

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