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Derek Justin Harless

Case from Louisville, KY dated Jun 13, 2021

Victim Details

Derek Justin Harless

Male

White / Caucasian

Louisville

KY

2021-06-13

37

Derek

Justin Harless

07/19/2026

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In the summer of 2021, a 37-year-old man, Derek Justin Harless, was found dead from a gunshot wound in Louisville, Kentucky. A United States Army veteran, Harless was discovered in the Wyandotte neighborhood on Sunday, June 13, 2021, at approximately 4:30 in the afternoon. The location of the incident was in the 700 block of Denmark Street, where authorities believe the shooting occurred outside.

Originally from Bloomfield, Kentucky, his death marked a grim statistic for the city of Louis ...
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  • WLKY: Coroner identifies victim shot in Wyandotte as Nelson County man
  • whas11.com: LMPD: Officers investigating 4th homicide in 2 days after man shot, killed
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