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Earnest Lindsey

Case from Milwaukee, WI dated Oct 15, 2016

Victim Details

Earnest Lindsey

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Milwaukee

WI

2016-10-15

2016-10-15

26

Earnest

Lindsey

Accidental

07/27/2026

1


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In the autumn of 2016, the life of Earnest Lindsey, a 26-year-old African-American man, was tragically cut short in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On the night of Saturday, October 15, 2016, Lindsey was fatally wounded by gunfire. His death was part of a violent weekend in the city, where a rash of shootings resulted in multiple injuries and claimed the life of at least one other individual.

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