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Luke Nelson Taylor

Case from Montgomery, AL dated Jun 03, 2015

Victim Details

Luke Nelson Taylor

Male

Black / African American

Montgomery

AL

2015-06-03

44

Luke

Nelson Taylor

07/08/2026

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In the early evening of June 3, 2015, the life of Dr. Luke Nelson Taylor III, a 44-year-old African American male, was tragically cut short in Montgomery, Alabama. Officers and emergency personnel responded to a call around 9:25 p.m. and discovered Dr. Taylor lying in the roadway on Ivy Lane, near Southern Boulevard. He had sustained a fatal gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Initial investigations into the incident suggested that the shooting had been preceded by an argu ...
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  • Luke Taylor - Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015
  • The Montgomery Advertiser: MPD charge man in slaying of Luke Taylor
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