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LaJuan Swopes

Case from Saint Louis, MO dated Mar 31, 2026

Victim Details

LaJuan Swopes

Male

Black / African American

Saint Louis

MO

2026-03-31

13

LaJuan

Swopes

07/20/2026

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LaJuan Swopes was a 13-year-old boy with a keen eye for fashion and a strong work ethic to match. He and his brothers and cousins ran a lawn care business, and LaJuan took pride in using his earnings to dress well. An eighth-grader at Brittany Woods Middle School in University City, he was looking forward to his middle school graduation and was already thinking about the outfit he would wear. His life, however, was tragically cut short on the evening of March 31, 2026, in Ferguson, a suburb of S ...
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  • https://www.firstalert4.com: Close friend remembers LaJuan Swopes, 13-year-old killed in shooting outside Steam Academy at McCluer South
  • https://www.kfvs12.com: 13-year-old charged in fatal shooting at St. Louis County school
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