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Barry Blackwell

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Feb 27, 2015

Victim Details

Barry Blackwell

Male

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2015-02-27

29

Barry

Blackwell

06/27/2026

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In the late morning of a February day in New Orleans, the life of 29-year-old Barry Blackwell was tragically cut short by gun violence. On February 27, 2015, Blackwell was fatally shot while in a vehicle on the Broad Street overpass, a busy thoroughfare in the city. The incident, which unfolded near the city's criminal justice complex, also resulted in injury to another individual, reportedly a court employee, who was in the car with him.

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  • NOLA.com: Broad Street overpass shooting victim identified by coroner
  • 1 dead, court employee injured in shooting near heart of city's criminal justice complex
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