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Mortell Ashford

Case from Louisville, KY dated Feb 12, 2017

Victim Details

Mortell Ashford

January 13, 2023

Male

Black / African American

Louisville

KY

2017-02-12

2017-02-12

26

Mortell

Ashford

07/02/2026


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In the Shawnee neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, a Sunday afternoon was shattered by gunfire that ended the life of Mortell Ashford. On February 12, 2017, the 26-year-old Black male was found deceased in the street at the intersection of North 39th Street and Jewell Avenue around 2 p.m. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office later confirmed that Ashford's death was a homicide resulting from multiple gunshot wounds.

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