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Eric Carson

Case from Louisville, KY dated Dec 19, 2020

Victim Details

Eric Carson

Male

Black / African American

Louisville

KY

2020-12-19

47

Eric

Carson

07/17/2026

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In the early morning hours of December 19, 2020, the life of 47-year-old Eric Carson was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting in the Shively area of Louisville, Kentucky. Police responded to a call around 7 a.m. in the 4100 block of Hillview Avenue, where they discovered Carson suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators were able to obtain surveillance footage from the street where the shooting occurred. The video showed a black Ford Tau ...
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  • WDRB: Louisville man killed in early morning Shively shooting
  • The Courier-Journal: Man in his late 40s dead after being shot 'multiple' times, Shively Police say
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