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Dimarcues Ballard

Case from Houston, TX dated Feb 08, 2017

Victim Details

Dimarcues Ballard

Male

Black / African American

Houston

TX

2017-02-08

27

Dimarcues

Ballard

07/06/2026

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Dimarcues Burks Ballard, a 27-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Houston, Texas, tragically lost his life on February 8, 2017. He was fatally shot in the city's southwest area while talking to 26-year-old Leandrew Cordell Hicks. According to witnesses, Hicks pulled out a gun and shot Ballard before fleeing the scene in a dark-green Honda Accord. Ballard was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics who had already been treating him when police arrived.

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  • Suspect Arrested, Charged in Fatal Shooting at 3450 Wuthering Heights
  • KPRC: Man charged in slaying of man in southwest Houston driveway
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