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Christopher Metzger

Case from Bardstown, KY dated May 25, 2019

Victim Details

Christopher Metzger

Male

White / Caucasian

Bardstown

KY

2019-05-25

17

Christopher

Metzger

06/26/2026

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In the late hours of a Saturday in Bardstown, Kentucky, the life of 17-year-old Christopher Adam Metzger was tragically cut short. On May 25, 2019, police responded to a call and discovered the young man fatally shot at an apartment on Bard Avenue. Christopher, a resident of Lebanon and formerly of New Haven, was visiting a friend when the incident occurred.

Initial accounts from neighbors suggested the shooting might have been a tragic accident, a gun unintentionally discharging between ...
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  • The News-Enterprise: Teenager charged in shooting death
  • WDRB: Teen shot and killed in Bardstown identified, juvenile charged with murder
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