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DeTerrius Smith

Case from Nashville, TN dated Feb 15, 2022

Victim Details

DeTerrius Smith

Male

Black / African American

Nashville

TN

2022-02-15

21

DeTerrius

Smith

07/27/2026

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In the late afternoon of a Tuesday in Nashville, Tennessee, 21-year-old DeTerrius Smith, a male off-duty security guard, returned to his workplace, a UPS facility on Whites Creek Pike, shortly after his shift had ended on February 15, 2022. He had left the property around 3 p.m. but came back just over an hour later, parking his car in the lot. His return would tragically set the stage for a fatal encounter.

A short time after Smith arrived, a black Nissan Sentra, occupied by a female dri ...
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  • WKRN News 2: Suspect in custody after fatal shooting at UPS facility in Whites Creek
  • WSMV Nashville: Metro PD: One dead in shooting at UPS facility in Whites Creek
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