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Richard Cozart Jr

Case from New-albany, IN dated Jan 18, 2017

Victim Details

Richard R Cozart Jr

Male

White / Caucasian

New-albany

IN

2017-01-18

20

Richard

Cozart Jr

07/13/2026

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In the winter of 2017, the life of 20-year-old Richard 'Richie' Cozart Jr., a male resident of New Albany, Indiana, was tragically cut short. On the evening of January 18th, Cozart was a passenger in a friend's car, turning onto Erni Avenue when the night was shattered by the sound of rapid gunfire. In what was described as an ambush, an assailant in another vehicle unleashed a hail of bullets. A friend in the car with him, who narrowly escaped injury, heard Cozart's last words: 'I'm hit.' They ...
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  • News and Tribune: New Albany police investigating three shootings since Jan. 5
  • Man shot, killed in New Albany
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