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Lashuntae Benton

Case from Baton-rouge, LA dated Apr 10, 2016

Victim Details

Lashuntae Benton

Female

Black / African American

Baton-rouge

LA

2016-04-10

19

Lashuntae

Benton

07/19/2026

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In the spring of 2016, a promising young life was tragically cut short in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Lashuntae Benton, a 19-year-old sophomore and dedicated student athletic trainer at Southern University, was killed on Sunday, April 10, 2016. The incident occurred at The Cottages apartment complex on Ben Hur Drive, a location not typically associated with violent crime, where she and other members of the university's track team had gathered.

Lashuntae, who was from Lake Charles, was an inno ...
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