Lewis Thompson

Death by Force

In the late summer of 2014, a violent altercation on a porch in Forrest City, Arkansas, claimed the life of Lewis Thompson, a Black/African American male. The events unfolded on August 5th, when local police responded to a call of shots fired at 615 North Gorman Street. Upon arrival, officers did not find a victim at the reported address. However, a search of the immediate area led them to a nearby tree at 629 Gorman, where they discovered Thompson, incoherent and suffering from a severe gunshot ...Read More

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