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Karlonzo Taylor

Case from Hartford, CT dated Dec 05, 2018

Victim Details

Karlonzo Taylor

Male

Black / African American

Hartford

CT

2018-12-05

17

Karlonzo

Taylor

07/17/2026

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On a tragic afternoon in Hartford, Connecticut, on December 5, 2018, the life of 17-year-old Karlonzo Taylor was cut short by gun violence. The young Black male was with friends inside an apartment building on Park Street when a gunman opened fire. Taylor was struck by the bullets and rushed to a local hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries. Another teenager who was with him was also wounded in the shooting but survived.

The incident was not a random act of violence, but rathe ...
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  • KERA News: Losing James: A Teenage Shooting Survivor’s Struggle
  • courant.com: Bristol man returning to apartment where he was robbed fatally shoots Hartford 17-year-old
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    I’ve been following the case of Karlonzo Taylor for some time and often think about how senseless ... ...Read More
    07/08/2024
    Has anyone else been following the heartbreaking saga of Karlonzo Taylor's case? I just can’t help... ...Read More
    04/07/2024
    It's so devastating to hear about Karlonzo and the way his life was cut short. What has been on my m... ...Read More
    01/27/2024
    I was reading through some of the recent updates about the case, and it just got me thinking about t... ...Read More
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    It’s so unsettling to think about how deeply the cycle of violence can run. I recently read about ... ...Read More
    07/03/2023
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