Incident

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1-03-2023 Kentucky Louisville 1-1

Location

January 03, 2023

Esquire Alley and Roy Wilkins Ave
Louisville, Kentucky

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Jeremiah Buckner, aka Ekoe Alexanda
Age: 42
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Armed Robbery
Name: John Kennedy
Age: 20
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Armed robbery with injury/death and/or evidence of DGU found

Notes

man shot and killed was one of four founding members of music group Linkin’ Bridge, handgun

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://www.wave3.com/2023/01/03/1-killed-shooting-russell-neighborhood/

URL: https://www.wdrb.com/news/coroner-identifies-man-shot-and-killed-near-louisvilles-russell-neighborhood/article_9ca2b544-8c0a-11ed-949d-1777da4488f9.html

URL: https://www.wave3.com/2023/01/04/jeremiah-buckner-aka-ekoe-alexanda-linkin-bridge-identified-victim-esquire-alley-shooting/

URL: https://www.whas11.com/article/news/crime/man-arrested-accused-killing-linkin-bridge-member-jeremiah-buckner-ekoe-shooting/417-fb390a57-0fad-42bd-b273-fc4a866f1c84

URL: https://www.wave3.com/2024/01/24/500k-bond-set-man-charged-with-murder-former-linkin-bridge-member/?tbref=hp

District

Congressional District: 3
State Senate District: 33
State House District: 43