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Michael Derek Kennedy

Case from Troy, AL dated Oct 14, 2016

Victim Details

Michael Derek Kennedy

Male

White / Caucasian

Troy

AL

2016-10-14

20

Michael

Derek Kennedy

07/02/2026

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In the quiet city of Troy, Alabama, the life of 20-year-old Michael Derek Kennedy, a male student at Troy University, was tragically cut short on the night of Friday, October 14, 2016. Kennedy was found deceased from a gunshot wound at the 400 block of Trojan Way, leaving a community in shock and a family to grapple with a profound loss. The initial response from the Troy Police Department and the Pike County Coroner's Office confirmed the nature of his death as a homicide, sparking an immediate ...
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  • Northwest Florida Daily News: Police: Former Niceville High student shot and killed in Troy
  • Troy student was searching for lost cell phone when he was fatally ...
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