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Marion Caldwell III

Case from Louisville, KY dated Sep 24, 2021

Victim Details

Marion Caldwell III

Male

Black / African American

Louisville

KY

2021-09-24

30

Marion

Caldwell III

06/24/2026

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In the early evening of September 24, 2021, a burst of gunfire shattered the calm in Louisville, Kentucky's Park Hill neighborhood, leaving a local musician and beloved family man dead. Marion Richard Caldwell III, a 34-year-old Black male known to many by his nickname 'Slowdown,' was discovered with gunshot wounds around 9 p.m. on Dixie Highway near Wilson Avenue. Despite the immediate response of the Louisville Metro Police Department, Caldwell was pronounced dead at the scene.

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  • https://www.wave3.com: Man killed in Dixie Highway shooting identified; LMPD asks public for information
  • WLKY: 'When is Louisville going to say enough?': Three people killed in separate shootings Friday
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