Kenneth Cox, age 5

Lost to gun violence on April 27, 1968 in Mattoon, Illinois.

Photo sources:

• Newspapers.com: Article clipped from The Decatur Daily Review

News sources:

• The News-Gazette: Tom Kacich | Fifty years later, they remain 'Taken Before Their Time'
• Apr 29, 1968, page 1 - Herald and Review at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com
• Gun Violence Archive

Also killed were:

• Gary Cox, age 7
• Lewis Cox, age 16
• Mary Catherine Cox, age 8
• Theresa Cox, age 9

Other nearby fatal shootings:

• Mattoon, IL - November 10, 2024
• Mattoon, IL - August 9, 2019
• Mattoon, IL - May 17, 2019
• Mattoon, IL - June 18, 2016