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Calvin Buckner

Death by Force
Case Description
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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 ...Read More
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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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    Victim Details

    Calvin Buckner

    Male

    Black / African American

    Hopkinsville

    KY

    2021-07-04

    28

    Calvin

    Buckner

    12/02/2025

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