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Leonard Parker Jr

Case from Gulfport, MS dated Feb 01, 2020

Victim Details

Leonard Parker Jr

Male

Black / African American

Gulfport

MS

2020-02-01

53

Leonard

Parker Jr

08/05/2026

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On a quiet street in Gulfport, Mississippi, the life of Leonard Parker Jr., a 53-year-old Black U.S. Army veteran, came to an end on February 1, 2020. He was a father of six from Covington, Georgia. That night, a Gulfport police officer, Jason Cuevas, was responding to a 911 call about a domestic disturbance at a house party Parker was leaving.

Accounts of what transpired in those critical moments differ significantly. Officer Cuevas stated that he saw Parker's pickup truck accelerating t ...
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  • List of unarmed African Americans killed by law enforcement officers in the United States - Wikipedia
  • https://www.wlbt.com: Victim in officer-involved shooting died from a single gunshot to the head
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