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Charles Sawyer

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Feb 05, 2010

Victim Details

Charles Sawyer

Male

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2010-02-05

15

Charles

Sawyer

07/01/2026

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In the pre-dawn hours of February 5, 2010, the city of New Orleans was stirring with anticipation for the Saints' historic Super Bowl appearance. But in the Hollygrove neighborhood, a tragedy unfolded that would cut a young life short. Fifteen-year-old Charles Lampton Sawyer, a promising male student-athlete at Sophie B. Wright charter middle school, was found lying in the middle of Palm Street near General Ogden Street. He had been fatally shot.

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  • Legacy.com: Charles Sawyer Obituary (2010) - New Orleans, LA - The Times-Picayune
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