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Joshua Williams

Case from Rineyville, KY dated Sep 06, 2020

Victim Details

Joshua Williams

Male

Black / African American

Rineyville

KY

2020-09-06

21

Joshua

Williams

07/03/2026

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In the early morning hours of September 6, 2020, Joshua Douglas Williams, a 21-year-old male, was found deceased in his mobile home on Deckard School Road in Rineyville, Kentucky. Authorities had received a call at approximately 2:30 a.m. about a man who was injured and not breathing. Upon their arrival, they discovered Williams had been fatally shot.

The Hardin County Sheriff's Office immediately launched a homicide investigation into Williams's death. At the time, Sheriff John Ward stat ...
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  • The News-Enterprise: Sheriff's department investigating shooting death
  • Joshua Williams, age 21 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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