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Cortez Ligon

Case from Tuskegee, AL dated Mar 29, 2015

Victim Details

Cortez Ligon

Male

Black / African American

Tuskegee

AL

2015-03-29

23

Cortez

Ligon

08/02/2026

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In the quiet city of Tuskegee, Alabama, the life of a young man was tragically cut short on a spring day in 2015. Cortez Ligon, a 23-year-old male, was fatally wounded by gunfire on March 29th of that year. The incident left a community searching for answers and a family grappling with a profound loss. In the aftermath, investigators began the arduous process of piecing together the events that led to Ligon's untimely death.

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  • Funeral held for 23-year-old fatally shot in Tuskegee - WSFA
  • Cortez Ligon, age 23 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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