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Deiontay Melancon

Case from New-orleans, LA dated May 01, 2010

Victim Details

Deiontay Pee-Wee Melancon

Male

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2010-05-01

23

Deiontay

Melancon

07/11/2026

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In the late hours of a spring evening in New Orleans, tragedy befell a young man named Deiontay Melancon. On Sunday, May 2, 2010, the 23-year-old's life was cut short by gunfire in the eastern part of the city. He was a male. The incident unfolded just after 11 p.m. in the 7800 block of Symmes Avenue, a residential street that became the scene of a brutal homicide.

Responding to a report of a shooting, New Orleans police officers arrived to find Melancon lying on the sidewalk, having sust ...
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  • NOLA.com: Man shot to death in eastern New Orleans on Saturday identified
  • Man shot to death in eastern New Orleans on Saturday identified
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