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SaMiya McClain

Case from La-place, LA dated Oct 04, 2024

Victim Details

SaMiya McClain

Female

Black / African American

La-place

LA

2024-10-04

11

SaMiya

McClain

Yes

06/26/2026

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On a night that should have been filled with joyful anticipation, 11-year-old SaMiya McClain was helping her family prepare for a toddler's birthday party. It was Friday, October 4, 2024, in LaPlace, Louisiana, and inside her uncle's home, balloons were being inflated for a three-year-old's celebration. Tragically, this scene of innocent festivity was shattered by gunfire just before midnight, ending the lives of young SaMiya, a female, and her 50-year-old uncle, Ron Tate.

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  • wwltv.com: Two arrested in LaPlace double homicide that killed an 11-year-old girl and her uncle, Sheriff reports
  • wwltv.com: 11-year-old girl and man dead, third victim injured in LaPlace triple shooting
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    I’ve been following the case in LaPlace closely and my heart goes out to everyone affected, especi... ...Read More
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    Did anyone else catch how quickly the investigators pieced everything together using the crime camer... ...Read More
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