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Darryl King Jr.

Case from Louisville, KY dated Apr 04, 2019

Victim Details

Darryl King Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Louisville

KY

2019-04-04

26

Darryl

King Jr.

06/28/2026

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On a spring evening at Louisville’s Iroquois Park, Darryl Edmond King Jr., a 26-year-old male from the city, arrived at the basketball courts looking for a run, a laugh, and a little time away from the demands of work and parenthood. He held a steady job at the Ford Motor Company and was active at St. Stephen Church, but that day his mind was also on the future: earlier, he had been in contact with Simmons College about enrolling, trying to take the next step toward building a different life f ...
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  • WDRB: Man killed in Iroquois Park was trying to apply to Simmons College hours before he was shot
  • WLKY: 1 dead following shooting in Iroquois Park, police say
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