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2003 John McDonogh High School shooting

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The John McDonogh High School shooting was a school shooting that occurred on April 14, 2003 at John McDonogh High School in the Mid-City neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Two men shot and killed 15-year-old student Jonathan "Caveman" Williams during a mid-morning gym class in a gang neighborhood retaliation killing.

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2003 John McDonogh High School shooting
Kerlerec Street, New Orleans French Quarter

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