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Richard Lavaurn Thomas

Case from St. Louis, MO dated Feb 09, 2008

Victim Details

Richard Lavaurn Thomas

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

St. Louis

MO

2008-02-09

2008-02-09

20

Richard Lavaurn

Thomas

07/08/2026


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In the Walnut Park East neighborhood of St. Louis, a simmering frustration between roommates tragically boiled over on a Saturday afternoon, leaving one man dead and the other facing a murder charge. On September 6, 2025, police responded to a call for a shooting in the 5700 block of Henner Avenue just after 6:30 p.m.

Upon their arrival, officers discovered 58-year-old Dwayne Thomas lying in the street with a gunshot wound. Emergency medical services were dispatched to the scene and trans ...
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