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Jashawn Poirier

Case from Arlington, TX dated Mar 20, 2023

Victim Details

Jashawn Poirier

Male

Black / African American

Arlington

TX

2023-03-20

16

Jashawn

Poirier

07/10/2026

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On March 20, 2023, 16-year-old Ja'Shawn Poirier was fatally shot outside Lamar High School in Arlington, Texas. The incident occurred around 6:55 a.m., before classes began, when a 15-year-old student approached a group of students near the school's entrance and opened fire with a shotgun. Poirier was struck and later pronounced dead at a hospital. Another student, a 16-year-old girl, sustained a graze wound to her face from shrapnel and was treated and released the same day.

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  • https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/arlington/article273421630.html#storylink=mainstage_lead
  • Detention hearing held for 15-year-old accused of shooting 2 students at Lamar High School
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