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Racynnio Rankins

Case from Louisville, KY dated Mar 01, 2016

Victim Details

Racynnio Rankins

Male

Louisville

KY

2016-03-01

35

Racynnio

Rankins

07/16/2026

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In the early hours of a March day in Louisville, Kentucky, the life of Racynnio Rankins, a 35-year-old male, was cut short by violence. On March 1, 2016, he was discovered in the Shawnee neighborhood, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency services were called to the scene, but Rankins was pronounced dead there. The incident, which took place on Madelon Court, unfolded while police were in the area responding to another shooting.

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