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Donta K. Reed

Case from Nashville, TN dated Apr 21, 2021

Victim Details

Donta K. Reed

Male

Black / African American

Nashville

TN

2021-04-21

19

Donta

K. Reed

07/22/2026

Case Description

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In the spring of 2021, the life of 19-year-old Donta K. Reed was cut short in a burst of violence inside a Nashville motel room. On the night of Wednesday, April 21, 2021, an exchange of gunfire erupted within a room at the Rodeway Inn located at 893 Murfreesboro Pike. When the shooting ceased, Reed had been fatally wounded. He was a resident of the Hermitage area of Nashville.

Details surrounding the events that led to the deadly encounter remain scarce in public reports. It is known tha ...
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  • WSMV Nashville: 1 killed, 1 injured in shooting inside motel room on Murfreesboro Pike
  • WTVF: 1 killed, 1 injured in shooting at Rodeway Inn on Murfreesboro Pike in Nashville
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