In the spring of 2010, in a city grappling with a high rate of violence, a young man's life was cut short. Elie Triplet, a 20-year-old African-American male, was killed on the evening of Monday, May 3, 2010, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The incident that claimed his life unfolded in the 500 block of South Cortez Street, where reports of shots fired drew the attention of law enforcement at approximately 10:30 p.m.
At the time of Triplet's death, New Orleans was experiencing a particularly vi
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