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Ray Clifton Taylor Jr.

Case from Memphis, TN dated Jul 08, 2021

Victim Details

Ray Clifton Taylor Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2021-07-08

24

Ray

Clifton Taylor Jr.

06/26/2026

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Ray Clifton Taylor Jr., a 24-year-old Black man, was fatally shot in Memphis, Tennessee on the evening of Thursday, July 8, 2021. The incident occurred in the Raleigh neighborhood, where Taylor was found unresponsive outside a residence on Yellowood Cove. He was pronounced dead at the scene. At the time of the shooting, Taylor, a former football player for Mississippi Valley State and a father to a three-year-old child, was reportedly taking out the trash.

Following the shooting, the Memp ...
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  • Dignity Memorial: Ray Taylor Obituary - Memphis, TN
  • WREG.com: Arrest made in man’s July 8 shooting death in Raleigh
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