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Tremain Brown Jr.

Case from Louisville, KY dated Aug 28, 2016

Victim Details

Tremain Brown Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Louisville

KY

2016-08-28

12

Tremain

Brown Jr.

07/08/2026

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In the heart of a quiet Louisville, Kentucky neighborhood, a family was irrevocably changed on a summer Sunday afternoon. It was August 28, 2016, when 12-year-old Tremain Brown Jr., a male student at Stuart Middle School, was inside his home in the Hallmark neighborhood. In a tragic turn of events, what began as a typical day ended in unthinkable loss.

Around 12:30 p.m., police received a call reporting a self-inflicted shooting at the residence on Penway Avenue. When officers arrived, th ...
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  • WLKY: Charges not expected in accidental shooting of boy
  • Tremain Brown Jr., age 12 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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