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Travis Derane Cole

Case from Memphis, TN dated Jul 21, 2021

Victim Details

Travis Derane Cole

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2021-07-21

40

Travis

Derane Cole

07/12/2026

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In the summer of 2021, the life of Travis Derane Cole, a 40-year-old Black male from Memphis, Tennessee, was tragically cut short. On the morning of July 21st, his body was discovered in the driver's seat of his car at a Parkway Village motel. The cause of his untimely death was determined to be a single gunshot wound to the neck. The discovery sent ripples of shock and grief through his community, leaving family and friends to mourn the sudden and violent loss.

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  • WREG.com: Arrest made in American Way hotel shooting
  • WREG.com: Man discovered dead at American Way hotel
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