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Joseph A. Hartley

Case from Ravenna, KY dated Jan 06, 2017

Victim Details

Joseph A. Hartley

Male

Ravenna

KY

2017-01-06

21

Joseph

A. Hartley

06/21/2026

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In the quiet, early hours of a Friday in rural Estill County, Kentucky, a young man's life was cut tragically short. Joseph A. Hartley, a 20-year-old from Fairborn, Ohio, was fatally shot just after midnight on January 6, 2017. The incident occurred at a residence on Morse Way, shattering the peace of the Ravenna community.

Responding to the scene, Kentucky State Police found that Hartley had been shot during what they described as an altercation. The initial investigation pointed to a de ...
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