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Cortez Nash

Case from Kansas-city, MO dated Oct 08, 2019

Victim Details

Cortez Nash

Male

Black / African American

Kansas-city

MO

2019-10-08

20

Cortez

Nash

07/17/2026

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In the late hours of an October evening in Kansas City, Missouri, a burst of gunfire shattered the night, forever altering the lives of two young men. Cortez Nash, a 20-year-old male, was walking with a friend near 68th and Olive streets on October 8, 2019, when they were targeted in a drive-by shooting. The shots erupted from a red sedan, striking both Nash and his 19-year-old companion.

Responding to a call about the shooting, Kansas City police officers initially found Nash's friend be ...
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