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Douglas Patterson

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Apr 18, 2024

Victim Details

Douglas Patterson

Male

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2024-04-18

71

Douglas

Patterson

07/08/2026

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In the early morning hours of April 18, 2024, tragedy struck in the Central City neighborhood of New Orleans. Douglas Patterson, a 71-year-old male, was fatally shot alongside his 21-year-old son, Dalton Reeder, in a double homicide. The incident occurred around 4:20 a.m. near the intersection of Martin Luther King Boulevard and South White Street. When police officers arrived at the scene following a report of shots fired, they discovered the two men deceased from gunshot wounds.

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  • NOLA.com: Man arrested for murder of father and son in Hoffman Triangle, police say
  • WGNO: New Orleans police arrest man accused of Central City double homicide
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