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Eric Gentry

Case from Texarkana, TX dated Mar 19, 2020

Victim Details

Eric Blocka Gentry

Male

Texarkana

TX

2020-03-19

35

Eric

Gentry

07/20/2026

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Eric Blocka Gentry, a 35-year-old male from Texarkana, Arkansas, tragically died on March 19, 2020, from multiple gunshot wounds sustained during an altercation at the Rosehill Ridge Apartments in Texarkana, Texas. The incident occurred inside an apartment where Gentry was shot by Kavante Wright, 26, of Texarkana, Texas. Officers responded to the scene and arrested Wright a few minutes later without incident. Wright was charged with murder and booked into the Bi-State Jail.

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  • POLICE: Arrest made in deadly Thursday apartment shooting
  • Texarkana Today: Police Investigating Fatal Shooting at Rosehill Ridge Apartments | Texarkana Today
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    Reading about Eric's tragic passing and the subsequent trial, I keep coming back to the role of self... ...Read More
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