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Derrion Arket Childs Jr.

Case from Memphis, TN dated Nov 23, 2021

Victim Details

Derrion Arket Childs Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2021-11-23

21

Derrion

Arket Childs Jr.

06/30/2026

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In the Bluff City, a life was cut short in a hail of bullets, leaving a family to grieve and a community to question the events that led to the tragedy. Derrion Arket Childs Jr., a 21-year-old male from Memphis, Tennessee, was fatally shot on the night of November 23, 2021. The incident unfolded at a Valero gas station in the Frayser neighborhood, a place that would become the final scene of the young man's life.

According to police reports, the shooting occurred around 10 p.m. When offic ...
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