Demarius Jarrard Scales, a 39-year-old African American man from Nashville, Tennessee, tragically lost his life on December 31, 2020. Scales was shot in the 100 block of Charles Court around 2:10 p.m. that day. The incident occurred when Scales intervened in a physical altercation between a 16-year-old boy, I’yendaye Byrd, and a girl. After exchanging words, Byrd pulled out a gun, prompting Scales to go back into his house to retrieve his own firearm. When Scales returned outside, shots were f
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