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John Earl Kennedy III

Case from Gulfport, MS dated Dec 05, 2017

Victim Details

John Earl Kennedy III

Male

Black / African American

Gulfport

MS

2017-12-05

30

John

Earl Kennedy III

07/01/2026

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On a Tuesday night in Gulfport, Mississippi, the life of 30-year-old John Earl Kennedy III was tragically cut short. On December 5, 2017, police responded to a call of a home invasion at Kennedy's residence on Artes Street. Inside, they found him suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

The Harrison County Coroner later confirmed that Kennedy's death was a homicide caused by a gunshot wound to the chest. The incident, which occurred in the Orange Grove area of Gulfport, prompted an immedia ...
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  • sunherald: Coroner identifies man killed in Gulfport home invasion
  • John Earl Kennedy III - Obituary - Marshall Funeral Home
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