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Kentrell Bankston

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Feb 23, 2014

Victim Details

Kentrell Bankston

Male

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2014-02-23

21

Kentrell

Bankston

07/11/2026

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In the late afternoon of February 23, 2014, the life of 21-year-old Kentrell Bankston, an African American male, was tragically cut short in New Orleans. Known affectionately as 'Trelly' to his loved ones, Kentrell was a cherished son, brother, and friend with a passion for cooking and football.

On that fateful day, Kentrell and another young man, Shalom Smith, were the victims of a brutal double homicide. The two were shot multiple times in the 6000 block of Craigie Street in New Orleans ...
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  • WDSU: NOPD: 2 victims killed by gunfire found in Lakeview
  • After 2 bodies dumped in Lakeview, Orleans Parish coroner ...
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