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In the quiet community of Alexandria, Louisiana, the life of 40-year-old Lakelia Purvis, a local woman, was tragically cut short on the evening of Sunday, October 10, 2021. The incident that led to her untimely death unfolded on Lacassine Drive, where she was discovered inside a vehicle, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the upper body. Law enforcement and emergency medical services were dispatched to the scene, where Purvis was pronounced dead, marking the beginning of a homicide invest ...Read More
Victim Details

Lakelia Purvis

Female

Black / African American

Alexandria

LA

2021-10-10

40

Lakelia

Purvis

02/21/2026