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Charles Earl Cowherd

Case from Louisville, KY dated Jun 17, 2016

Victim Details

Charles Earl Cowherd

Male

Black / African American

Louisville

KY

2016-06-17

34

Charles

Earl Cowherd

07/09/2026

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In the early morning hours of June 17, 2016, the life of 34-year-old Charles Earl Cowherd was tragically cut short in Louisville, Kentucky. Cowherd was discovered shot to death near the intersection of 23rd Street and Standard Avenue in the Park Hill neighborhood. A local resident reported hearing people talking outside her home, followed by the sound of several gunshots. When the noise subsided, she looked out her window to see Cowherd's body lying on the sidewalk. He was pronounced dead at the ...
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  • LouisvilleKy.gov: 2016 Open Homicides
  • LMPD homicide investigating fatal shooting in the Park Hill neighborhood
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