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Calvin Buckner

Case from Hopkinsville, KY dated Jul 04, 2021

Victim Details

Calvin Buckner

Male

Black / African American

Hopkinsville

KY

2021-07-04

28

Calvin

Buckner

07/20/2026

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In the early morning hours of the Fourth of July in 2021, a party on Hazel Street in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, turned tragic, ending the life of 28-year-old Calvin Buckner. Just before 4 a.m., amidst the holiday festivities, an argument broke out. The dispute involved Buckner and the girlfriend of another man at the party, 39-year-old Leon Grimes. When Grimes intervened, the confrontation escalated with fatal consequences.

Grimes allegedly shot Buckner in the chest. Emergency services were ...
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  • WHOP 1230 AM | News Radio: Named suspect sought in Hazel Street fatal shooting
  • WHOP 1230 AM | News Radio: Man dead after Hazel Street shooting
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