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Papa Thiam

Case from Louisville, KY dated Nov 16, 2014

Victim Details

Papa Thiam

Male

Black / African American

Louisville

KY

2014-11-16

31

Papa

Thiam

07/09/2026

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In the quiet neighborhood of Newburg in Louisville, Kentucky, a chilling event shattered the evening calm. Papa Thiam, a 31-year-old male cab driver and a native of Africa, was working his shift, unaware that his life was about to be tragically cut short. On that Sunday night, November 16, 2014, he was found inside his taxi, the victim of a fatal gunshot wound. The incident, which unfolded on Garden Green Way, appeared to be a robbery that had taken a violent turn.

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  • 18-year-old arrested in connection to cab driver's death
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