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Leatrick Benjamin

Case from Shreveport, LA dated May 05, 2016

Victim Details

Leatrick Benjamin

Male

Black / African American

Shreveport

LA

2016-05-05

37

Leatrick

Benjamin

06/22/2026

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An evening card game among friends at a Shreveport tire shop turned into a scene of chaos and violence on May 5, 2016, ending the life of 37-year-old Leatrick Benjamin. That night, three or four masked men, armed with what witnesses described as semi-automatic rifles, burst into the establishment and opened fire on the individuals inside. The attack was sudden and brutal, leaving a devastating toll.

In the hail of bullets, Mr. Benjamin and another man, 37-year-old Elton Wayne Madison, wer ...
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  • Shreveport Times: Leatrick Benjamin's Obituary on Shreveport Times
  • shreveporttimes.com: Two killed, eight injured in ambush-style shooting
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