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Travis Polk

Case from Baton-rouge, LA dated Jul 25, 2014

Victim Details

Travis Polk

Male

Black / African American

Baton-rouge

LA

2014-07-25

21

Travis

Polk

07/12/2026

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In the quiet hours of a late July night in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the life of a young man was tragically cut short. Travis Polk, a 21-year-old male, was found shot in the early morning hours of Friday, July 25, 2014. The discovery was made in the front yard of a residence on Mission Drive, where Polk was found sitting in a lawn chair, having sustained a gunshot wound to his upper torso.

Emergency responders were dispatched to the scene, and Polk was quickly transported to a local hospita ...
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  • The Advocate: Arsonist burns Mission Drive house
  • The Advocate: Shooting victim found in lawn chair dies
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