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William Bill King

Case from Hartford, CT dated Aug 11, 2015

Victim Details

William C. Bill King

Male

Black / African American

Hartford

CT

2015-08-11

40

William

Bill King

07/10/2026

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In the pre-dawn hours of a Tuesday in Hartford, Connecticut, the life of William "Bill" King, a 40-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short. On August 11, 2015, at approximately 4:15 a.m., gunfire erupted on Lenox Street. When police arrived at the scene, they discovered King and a woman, Jennifer Ryan, both suffering from gunshot wounds in front of a house.

King had been shot multiple times in his lower extremities. He was rushed to Saint Francis Hospital, but his injuries proved to ...
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  • Legacy.com: William C. King Jr. Obituary (2015) Hartford Courant
  • NBC Connecticut: Police ID Man Killed, Woman Injured in Hartford Shooting
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