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Fred O’Bannon

Case from Louisville, KY dated Nov 19, 2021

Victim Details

Fred O’Bannon

Male

Black / African American

Louisville

KY

2021-11-19

37

Fred

O’Bannon

06/21/2026

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In the early morning hours of November 19, 2021, Fred O’Bannon, Jr., a 37-year-old construction worker, was shot and killed while sitting in his truck in Louisville, Kentucky. O'Bannon, a father of five, was working an overnight shift for Louisville Paving and Construction at a site on Interstate 264 at the Dixie Highway exit. The incident, which authorities believe began as an attempted carjacking, cut short the life of a man remembered by his family as a loving and supportive presence.
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  • WDRB: Man killed, LMPD officer shot early Friday morning on Watterson Expressway
  • WLKY: LMPD officer shot, construction worker killed on I-264 in Shively; suspect hospitalized
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