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Wendell James Allen

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Mar 07, 2012

Victim Details

Wendell James Allen

Male

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2012-03-07

20

Wendell

James Allen

07/11/2026

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On the afternoon of March 7, 2012, a sense of normalcy was shattered in a New Orleans home, culminating in the tragic death of 20-year-old Wendell James Allen. Allen, a Black male, was at his family's residence when members of the New Orleans Police Department executed a drug raid. He was resting in an upstairs room when the commotion of the front door being breached, followed by screaming and crying, drew him downstairs to investigate what was happening.

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  • NOLA.com: Family of Wendell Allen, who was killed by cop, calls for criminal probe of NOPD officers
  • Wendell James Allen (1992-2012) • - Blackpast
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