'He's irreplaceable': 21-year-old leader of Breonna Taylor protests killed in shooting, family says
Source: USA Today
LOUISVILLE, Ky. A young protest leader known for his energy and optimism amid Louisville's movement for racial justice became a new symbol of gun violence when he was shot and killed early Monday.
Hamza "Travis" Nagdy, 21, has been identified as the victim of a shooting just before 12:30 a.m. EST on Crittenden Drive in Louisville, according to social media posts by several family members, including his mother and stepmother.
Few details about Nagdy's death have been released. But Louisville Metro Police spokesman Matt Sanders said the victim of the Crittenden Drive shooting was transported to University of Louisville Hospital, where he later died as a result of his injuries.
LMPD's homicide unit is investigating, and no suspects have been identified.
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Marthe48
(16,929 posts)He was a courageous young man, and did not sit down and did not shut up.
marble falls
(57,063 posts)stillcool
(32,626 posts)2naSalit
(86,508 posts)Not willing to think this was a random event.
bdtrppr6
(796 posts)of the activists and leaders for the Ferguson MO protests are now dead under suspicious circumstances. this was a hit of some type, whether cops or chuds