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Louis Wardell Hart

Case from Columbia, MO dated May 17, 2024

Victim Details

Louis Wardell Hart

Male

Black / African American

Columbia

MO

2024-05-17

56

Louis

Wardell Hart

litigation

07/05/2026

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In the late afternoon of May 17, 2024, a dispute in the parking lot of a White Castle in Columbia, Missouri, escalated into a fatal shooting that claimed the life of 56-year-old Louis Wardell Hart, a male resident of Columbia. The incident unfolded as a physical altercation between Hart and another man, which quickly turned violent.

Authorities identified 24-year-old Antione Lamont Armstrong as the primary suspect in Hart's death. According to a probable cause statement, the confrontation ...
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  • ABC17NEWS: Woman hit by bullet in Columbia White Castle shooting accused of handing gun away - ABC17NEWS
  • ABC17NEWS: Columbia man charged with murder in shooting outside White Castle - ABC17NEWS
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