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Christopher Lenette

Case from Houston, TX dated May 06, 2023

Victim Details

Christopher Lenette

Male

Black / African American

Houston

TX

2023-05-06

16

Christopher

Lenette

07/23/2026

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On the evening of May 6, 2023, 16-year-old Christopher Lenette was fatally shot while sitting in a parked car with his mother and younger brother outside their apartment complex in southeast Houston. The family had just returned from a laundromat and picking up pizza, and were seated in their vehicle at the Crystal Springs Apartments on Selinsky Road near Sesame Street when an unknown assailant fired multiple rounds into the car, striking Christopher in the head. Despite immediate medical attent ...
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  • ABC13 Houston: Only on 13: 16-year-old killed despite keeping him from going out into dangerous area, mom says
  • ABC13 Houston: 16-year-old shot and killed while sitting in parked car with mother in SE Houston, police say
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