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Joshua Evans

Death by Force
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In the early morning hours of Valentine's Day in 2017, just one day after his eighteenth birthday, Joshua Evans was shot and killed in the Taylor Berry neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. Police responded to reports of gunfire on Longfield Avenue near Lester Avenue shortly after 4 a.m. and discovered Joshua in the street with multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead. His mother later recounted the heart-wrenching moments, stating that her ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Joshua Evans

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Louisville

    KY

    2017-02-14

    18

    Joshua

    Evans

    12/03/2025

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