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LaRita Dewberry

Case from Hattiesburg, MS dated Jul 09, 2016

Victim Details

LaRita Dewberry

Female

Black / African American

Hattiesburg

MS

2016-07-09

26

LaRita

Dewberry

07/07/2026

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LaRita Yvonne Renee Dewberry, a 26-year-old Black female from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, was fatally shot on the night of July 9, 2016. The incident occurred at approximately 10:10 p.m. while she was inside her sport utility vehicle, which was parked outside an apartment complex on West Fourth Street. Friends of Dewberry later revealed that she had expressed her intention to end her relationship with her boyfriend.

The individual responsible for her death was identified as her boyfriend, 2 ...
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