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Orethean Morgan

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Aug 16, 2023

Victim Details

Orethean Morgan

Male

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2023-08-16

44

Orethean

Morgan

06/28/2026

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In the late afternoon warmth of a New Orleans day, tragedy struck at the intersection of Egania and North Prieur streets in the Lower Ninth Ward. On August 16, 2023, 44-year-old Orethean Morgan, a male, was caught in a burst of gunfire that shattered the neighborhood's calm. The violent encounter left him with fatal injuries, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Another man was also struck by the gunfire and was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. The New Orleans Police Departm ...
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  • https://www.fox8live.com: Orleans coroner identifies three recent homicide victims
  • https://nopdnews.com/getattachment/57c47481-bf43-4c3d-b4f2-ac3246d792a0/August-16-through-August-17,-2023/
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    I've been thinking a lot about how cases like Orethean Morgan's really highlight the struggle with t... ...Read More
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