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Justin Cooke

Case from Lexington, KY dated Mar 17, 2023

Victim Details

Justin Cooke

Male

Black / African American

Lexington

KY

2023-03-17

43

Justin

Cooke

Yes

06/26/2026

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Justin Cooke, a 43-year-old man, was fatally shot on the evening of Friday, March 17, 2023, in the parking lot of a Marathon gas station located at the intersection of North Martin Luther King Boulevard and Third Street in Lexington, Kentucky. Lexington police responded to multiple calls about the shooting around 7:30 p.m. and found Cooke with life-threatening injuries. He was transported to the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. A woman who was in a ve ...
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  • Two arrested in connection to Martin Luther King Blvd homicide in Lexington
  • https://www.smithandsmithfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Justin-Cooke/#!/Obituary
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