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Kelly Austin

Case from Louisville, KY dated Jun 06, 2016

Victim Details

Kelly Austin

Male

Black / African American

Louisville

KY

2016-06-06

24

Kelly

Austin

07/17/2026

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In the early summer of 2016, a young man's life was cut tragically short on the streets of Louisville, Kentucky. Kelly Austin Jr., a 24-year-old male, became a victim of gun violence on Monday, June 6, 2016. Remembered as a loving father to three children, two boys and a girl, his sudden death left a void in the lives of his family and friends.

Details surrounding the incident indicate that Austin was shot in the thigh. Though he was transported to the hospital, the injury proved to be fa ...
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  • Courier-Journal: Kelly Joseph "YK" Austin Jr.'s Obituary on Courier-Journal
  • Coroner: Man dies overnight after being shot in thigh
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