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Joseph McLaurin

Case from Milwaukee, WI dated Aug 28, 2022

Victim Details

Joseph McLaurin

Male

Black / African American

Milwaukee

WI

2022-08-28

49

Joseph

McLaurin

07/12/2026

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In the late summer of 2022, the life of Joseph McLaurin, a 49-year-old Black / African American man, was tragically cut short in his Milwaukee, Wisconsin apartment. On the evening of Sunday, August 28, 2022, McLaurin was inside his residence near 40th and Florist, looking after three of his young grandchildren. The quiet evening was shattered when he was fatally shot.

McLaurin, a father of eight, was remembered by his loved ones as a man who cherished his family and had a passion for cook ...
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