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William Woods Jr.

Case from Louisville, KY dated Aug 21, 2021

Victim Details

William Woods Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Louisville

KY

2021-08-21

28

William

Woods Jr.

07/10/2026

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In the early evening of August 21, 2021, tragedy struck at an apartment complex in the Fern Creek neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, where William Woods Jr., a 28-year-old Black male, was fatally shot. The Louisville Metro Police Department responded to a call of a shooting at the Park at Hurstbourne apartments on Oxford Place at approximately 7:15 p.m. Upon their arrival, officers discovered Woods, who had sustained a gunshot wound.

Emergency medical personnel were unable to save him, ...
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  • https://www.wave3.com: Man killed in Fern Creek apartment complex shooting identified by officials
  • WLKY: Man killed in Fern Creek apartment complex shooting
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