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Eddie Tate

Case from San Francisco, CA dated Dec 18, 2016

Victim Details

Eddie Tate

November 9, 2023

Male

Caucasian / White

San Francisco

CA

2016-12-18

2016-12-18

true

$100,000.00

51

161027331

Lindsay McCollum

Eddie Tate

Eddie

Tate

Victim

07/12/2026


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A couple experiencing homelessness are senselessly killed
Eddie Wayne Tate, known as "Tennessee," was killed on December 18, 2016, in San Francisco's Mission District. He and Lindsay Elaine McCollum, aged 27, were shot and killed while inside a makeshift wooden shelter near the corner of 16th Street and South Van Ness Avenue. Tate, who was 51 at the time, was unhoused and shared this living space with McCollum. The incident happened just before Christmas, around 8:46 p.m. No arrests have been made, and the case remains unsolved, with the San Francisco ...
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    I'm deeply saddened reading about Eddie "Tennessee" Tate and Lindsay McCollum's case—it's been nea... ...Read More
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    I came across the case of Eddie "Tennessee" Tate and Lindsay Elaine McCollum, and it's been heavy on... ...Read More
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