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Richard Ford

Case from Louisville, KY dated Aug 10, 2017

Victim Details

Richard Ford

January 14, 2023

Male

Black / African American

Louisville

KY

2017-08-10

2017-08-10

25

Richard

Ford

06/30/2026


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A young man’s life was cut short in the summer of 2017 in Louisville, Kentucky. Richard Ford, a 25-year-old male, was fatally wounded by gunfire on the evening of Thursday, August 10, 2017. The shooting also resulted in another individual being injured, though details about their condition were not widely reported.

The incident occurred in the 2500 block of Guardian Court, a residential area that became the scene of a homicide investigation. Authorities were called to the location follo ...
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