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Dercedes Dockins

Case from Memphis, TN dated Nov 17, 2021

Victim Details

Dercedes Dockins

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2021-11-17

31

Dercedes

Dockins

06/21/2026

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In the light of a Memphis day, the life of 31-year-old Dercedes Dockins was brought to an abrupt and violent end on November 17, 2021. The fatal encounter unfolded outside Makeda's Homemade Butter Cookies on Airways Boulevard, a place of sweet treats that became the backdrop to a bitter tragedy. In what investigators believe was a targeted attack, Dockins was shot and killed.

The immediate aftermath of the shooting launched an extensive investigation by the Memphis Police Department, who ...
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