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Darnell Appling

Case from Memphis, TN dated Dec 29, 2022

Victim Details

Darnell Appling

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2022-12-29

25

Darnell

Appling

06/25/2026

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In the early hours of December 29, 2022, Darnell Appling, a 25-year-old Black/African American man, was found shot to death in a parking lot in the 1000 block of North Watkins in Memphis, Tennessee. Appling had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. The investigation into his death quickly focused on a threatening Facebook message that had been sent to him prior to the shooting.

Appling's mother provided police with screenshots of the ominous message from a Facebook user named 'KashStMack,' w ...
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  • WREG.com: Threatening Facebook message links man to murder
  • WREG.com: Police investigate fatal North Memphis shooting
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