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Wilbert Simon

Case from Lafayette, LA dated Dec 25, 2014

Victim Details

Wilbert Simon

Male

Black / African American

Lafayette

LA

2014-12-25

23

Wilbert

Simon

07/17/2026

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In the festive quiet of Christmas Day 2014, a violent altercation in Lafayette, Louisiana, abruptly ended the life of 23-year-old Wilbert Simon. The young man was shot multiple times in the torso in the 100 block of Elenore Street, and despite the immediate response of Lafayette Police Department officers, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation into the shooting quickly pointed to a suspect, 23-year-old Chesmond Paris, also of Lafayette. Authorities believed that a dispute ...
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  • Wilbert Joseph Simon Jr. - Obituary - Kinchen Funeral Home, Inc.
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