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Donte LeVelle Edwards

Case from Louisville, KY dated Mar 25, 2019

Victim Details

Donte LeVelle Edwards

Male

Black / African American

Louisville

KY

2019-03-25

29

Donte

LeVelle Edwards

07/19/2026

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On a spring evening in Louisville, Kentucky, the life of a dedicated father and youth football coach was irrevocably altered by an act of violence. Donte LeVelle Edwards, a 29-year-old Black male known to his friends and family as "Tay," was at a residence on Jenlee Lane in the Shively neighborhood when the incident occurred. A graduate of Valley High School and an employee in the shipping department of Sondex Inc., Edwards was a vibrant presence in his community, raising three children and ment ...
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  • WDRB: Shively Police looking for gunman that shot man 3 times in the head and neck
  • Donte LeVelle Edwards, age 29 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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