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Leon Ratcliff

Case from Houston, TX dated Nov 29, 2024

Victim Details

Leon Ratcliff

Male

Houston

TX

2024-11-29

69

Leon

Ratcliff

07/24/2026

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On November 29, 2024, at approximately 12:55 a.m., 69-year-old Leon Ratcliff was fatally shot in the 2600 block of Melbourne Street in north Houston. Officers responding to the scene found Ratcliff unresponsive in the roadway with a gunshot wound. Despite immediate medical attention and transport to Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital, he was pronounced deceased.

Investigations revealed that Ratcliff and 64-year-old Marcus Tucker had engaged in an argument in the street, which escalated into th ...
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  • Obituary for Leon Ratcliff at O.W. WILEY MORTUARY
  • https://cityofhouston.news/suspect-arrested-charged-in-fatal-shooting-at-2691-melbourne-street/
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