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Justin Hardeway Jr

Case from Houston, TX dated Jul 11, 2024

Victim Details

Justin Hardeway Jr

Male

Black / African American

Houston

TX

2024-07-11

13

Justin

Hardeway Jr

07/21/2026

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On July 11, 2024, 13-year-old Justin "JJ" Hardeway Jr. was tragically killed in Houston, Texas. In the early hours, while he was asleep in an apartment near Hobby Airport, an unknown assailant fired multiple shots through his bedroom window, fatally striking him.

This devastating event mirrors a previous family tragedy. Seven years earlier, in May 2017, Justin's father, Justin Hardeway Sr., was murdered in the Greenspoint area of Houston. Both father and son fell victim to gun violence ...
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  • ABC13 Houston: 13-year-old shot to death 7 years after his dad was murdered, and HPD says both cases are unsolved
  • KABB: 13-year-old boy killed when gunman shot through an apartment bedroom window
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