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Ronald Leon Duplechain, a 27-year-old male, was a Patrolman with the New Orleans Police Department. On November 17, 1979, while off duty, he intervened in a disturbance at a payphone. A fight erupted, and the suspect pulled out a pistol, threatening to shoot several patrons. Patrolman Duplechain identified himself as a police officer and attempted to calm the gunman. During this confrontation, he was shot in the chest. Despite returning fire and hitting the suspect in the leg, Patrolman Duplecha ...Read More
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Ronald Leon Duplechain
Male
Black / African American
New-orleans
LA
1979-11-17
27
Ronald
Leon Duplechain
11/07/2025
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I can't stop thinking about how young Ronald Leon Duplechain was when he lost his life. Just 27, wit... ...Read More
06/27/2024
06/27/2024
Having followed this case, I recently started thinking a lot about the siblings of Ronald Leon Duple... ...Read More
06/26/2024
06/26/2024
I was reading about the Ronald Duplechain case and couldn't help but feel for his family, especially... ...Read More
06/01/2024
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