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Poncho Young

Case from Louisville, KY dated Oct 02, 2021

Victim Details

Poncho Young

Male

Louisville

KY

2021-10-02

40

Poncho

Young

07/08/2026

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On the morning of October 2, 2021, police were called to the InTown Suites in the Okolona neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, to investigate a reported break-in. Inside one of the rooms, they made a grim discovery. There, they found the body of 40-year-old Poncho Young, a male resident of Louisville who had been fatally shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound.

The initial investigation revealed that Young was not alone when he was killed; several other people were ...
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  • The Courier-Journal: Coroner identifies man fatally shot in Shively. The latest on Louisville's homicides
  • WLKY: LMPD: Man found dead from apparent gunshot wound in hotel in Okolona
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