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Carey Woods

Case from Memphis, TN dated May 30, 2021

Victim Details

Carey Lavon Woods

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2021-05-30

40

Carey

Woods

07/10/2026

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In the spring of 2021, the life of 40-year-old Carey Lavon Woods, an African American man from Memphis, Tennessee, was tragically cut short. On the evening of May 30, 2021, Woods was fatally shot, leaving a community to grapple with the sudden loss and the unsettling questions surrounding his death. The incident added to the growing concerns over gun violence in the city.

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