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Leon Leslie Big L

Case from Boston, MA dated Mar 16, 2005

Victim Details

Leon Leslie Big L

Male

Black / African American

Boston

MA

2005-03-16

25

Leon

Leslie Big L

07/13/2026

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In the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, on the evening of March 16, 2005, a 25-year-old Black/African American man named Leon Leslie Bocage Jr., known to his friends and family as "Big L," was fatally shot. The incident occurred at 780 Shawmut Avenue, where Boston Police responded to a report of a person shot. Upon their arrival, they discovered Bocage suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced deceased at the scene, and his death was subsequently ruled a homicide by the Office of the Chief ...
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  • https://www.mass.gov/doc/2011-garden-of-peace-program-book/download
  • Legacy.com: Leon Leslie "Big L" Bocage Jr. Obituary (2005) Boston Globe
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