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Maurice Red Sparkman

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Dec 03, 2014

Victim Details

Maurice Red Sparkman

Male

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2014-12-03

28

Maurice

Red Sparkman

06/28/2026

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In the Central City neighborhood of New Orleans, a life was cut short on December 3, 2014. Maurice 'Red' Sparkman, a 28-year-old male, was fatally shot on a second-floor balcony in what has been described as an act of retaliation. Sparkman's family initially suspected that robbery was the motive behind his violent death, but further details would point to a more complex and dangerous situation rooted in the city's criminal underworld.

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  • NOLA.com: In Central City killing, St. Rose man's family suspects robbery as motive for shooting him

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