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Marquis J Cerda

Case from Baton-rouge, LA dated Jul 24, 2009

Victim Details

Marquis J Cerda

Male

Black / African American

Baton-rouge

LA

2009-07-24

31

Marquis

J Cerda

06/24/2026

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In the summer of 2009, the life of 31-year-old Marquis J. Cerda was tragically cut short in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. On July 24th, the African American man became the victim of a homicide, a violent end to a life that left a community in mourning and a family searching for answers. The Baton Rouge Police Department's Homicide Division launched an investigation into his death, meticulously working the crime scene and interviewing potential witnesses in the hopes of swiftly bringing a suspect to ju ...
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  • https://www.wafb.com: Police arrest suspected shooter for murder from 2009
  • Marquis J Cerda, age 31 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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