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Artez Hamilton

Case from Baton-rouge, LA dated Aug 19, 2015

Victim Details

Artez Hamilton

Male

Black / African American

Baton-rouge

LA

2015-08-19

20

Artez

Hamilton

07/05/2026

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In the late summer of 2015, the life of 20-year-old Artez Hamilton, a lifelong resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was cut short by gunfire. On August 19, 2015, an arrangement to trade firearms went horribly wrong, leading to his untimely death. Hamilton had planned to exchange two assault-style rifles for two handguns with at least one other individual. During this encounter, he was fatally shot. He was pronounced dead on August 20, 2015, at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital.

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  • Two men arrested in separate shootings - Baton Rouge - WBRZ
  • Crime Stoppers: Shoes on a wire and a mother in pain - WAFB
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