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Kenneth Ballou

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Sep 17, 2018

Victim Details

Kenneth Ballou

Male

Black / African American

Brooklyn

NY

2018-09-17

26

Kenneth

Ballou

07/10/2026

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In the late afternoon of September 17, 2018, tragedy struck in the Boerum Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn when 26-year-old Kenneth Ballou was fatally shot. The incident occurred just before 5 p.m. outside the Gowanus Houses at 187 Hoyt Street, a residence Ballou called home. Responding to a 911 call, police officers discovered Ballou on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso. He was rushed to Methodist Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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  • nydailynews.com: Cops looking for two in Brooklyn homicide - NY Daily News
  • nydailynews.com: Man, 26, shot to death in front of Brooklyn housing project where he lived - NY Daily News
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