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Kortlin Keith Williams

Case from Saint-louis, MO dated Mar 16, 2021

Victim Details

Kortlin Keith Williams

Male

Black / African American

Saint-louis

MO

2021-03-16

20

Kortlin

Keith Williams

07/21/2026

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On March 16, 2021, a violent ambush in the Old North neighborhood of Saint Louis, Missouri, claimed the life of Kortlin Keith Williams, a Black 20-year-old male. The incident occurred in the 1100 block of Montgomery Street, where Williams had arrived in a vehicle alongside his best friend, Johnnie Jones, and a third companion. Unbeknownst to the group, a meeting arranged under the guise of a narcotics transaction was actually a calculated setup designed to rob them.

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  • STLtoday.com: Police identify two men killed in triple shooting in north St. Louis
  • ksdk.com: 2 dead, 1 injured in triple shooting in north St. Louis
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