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Melissa Powell

Case from Plain-dealing, LA dated Jun 18, 2023

Victim Details

Melissa Powell

Female

White / Caucasian

Plain-dealing

LA

2023-06-18

Melissa

Powell

06/27/2026

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In the small town of Plain Dealing, Louisiana, the night of June 18, 2023, was shattered by a violent act that ended the life of Melissa Powell, a Caucasian female. The events unfolded just before midnight on South Louisiana Street, where a domestic dispute inside a car escalated with tragic finality. During the altercation, Ronnie L. Bryant fatally shot Powell in the neck.

In a strange turn of events, it was Bryant himself who sought help for the woman he had just shot. After the shootin ...
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  • News Radio 710 KEEL: Police Arrest Bossier Parish Man After Plain Dealing Homicide
  • https://www.ksla.com: Domestic dispute ends in deadly shooting
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