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Derrick Bussey

Case from Louisville, KY dated Sep 04, 2016

Victim Details

Derrick Bussey

January 13, 2023

Male

Black / African American

Louisville

KY

2016-09-04

2016-09-04

23

Derrick

Bussey

07/03/2026


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In the early hours of a September morning in Louisville, Kentucky, the life of 23-year-old Derrick Bussey Jr. was tragically cut short. Just after midnight on September 5, 2016, police responded to a call of a shooting in the 600 block of Village West Drive. Upon arrival, they found Bussey with a gunshot wound. He was rushed to University Hospital, but his injuries proved to be fatal.

His family was left to grapple with the sudden and violent loss of a young man they described as a talent ...
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  • Man, 23, identified as Russell shooting victim - The Courier-Journal
  • 2016 Open Homicides - Louisville Metro PD, KY - Photo Gallery
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