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Roderick Carolina

Case from Baton-rouge, LA dated Dec 12, 2014

Victim Details

Roderick Carolina

Male

Black / African American

Baton-rouge

LA

2014-12-12

34

Roderick

Carolina

07/08/2026

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In the winter of 2014, the life of Roderick E. Carolina, a 34-year-old man with a passion for the culinary arts, was tragically cut short in his native Baton Rouge, Louisiana. On Friday, December 12, 2014, Carolina was killed in a fatal shooting that stemmed from an armed robbery at an apartment. A 1999 graduate of McKinley High School, he was known for his love of cooking and his dream of one day opening his own restaurant.

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  • Police identify suspect in deadly armed robbery at apartment
  • Suspect arrested in connection with December murder - WAFB
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