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Dean Lesile Kwatelai-Quartey

Case from Nashville, TN dated Jan 28, 2021

Victim Details

Dean Lesile Kwatelai-Quartey

Male

Black / African American

Nashville

TN

2021-01-28

43

Dean

Lesile Kwatelai-Quartey

07/13/2026

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In the late hours of a Thursday in Nashville, Tennessee, the life of 43-year-old Dean Lesile Kwatelai-Quartey was tragically cut short. On January 28, 2021, Kwatelai-Quartey was fatally shot in a parking lot at 300 McCann Street, just south of the city's downtown area. The incident unfolded near the intersection of 3rd Avenue South and McCann Street, where an encounter with a man named Rojelio Rivera turned deadly. For reasons that remain unknown, Rivera reportedly shot Kwatelai-Quartey.

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  • WKRN News 2: Man shot to death outside strip club near downtown Nashville
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