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Kenneth Young

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Dec 15, 2013

Victim Details

Kenneth Young

Male

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2013-12-15

18

Kenneth

Young

07/07/2026

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An 18-year-old African American male, Kenneth Young, was killed in New Orleans on December 15, 2013. A student at Landry-Walker High School, Young was the victim of a fatal shooting that unfolded in the Gentilly neighborhood. His life was cut short by multiple gunshot wounds to the head.

The grim discovery of Young's body was made in a wooded area in Slidell, Louisiana, the morning after he was killed. Residents of a quiet neighborhood reported a suspicious white Infiniti that was backed ...
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  • Teen found shot in trunk of car remembered as easygoing - FOX 8
  • Grand jury indicts 3 in fatal shooting of Algiers high school student
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    I've been following Kenneth Young's case, and something about the car found in Slidell has me puzzle... ...Read More
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