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Phillip Sneed

Case from Knoxville, TN dated Jul 21, 2020

Victim Details

Phillip Sneed

Male

Black / African American

Knoxville

TN

2020-07-21

36

Phillip

Sneed

07/02/2026

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On a summer afternoon in Knoxville, Tennessee, the life of 36-year-old Phillip Sneed, a Black male from Detroit, Michigan, was abruptly ended. On July 21, 2020, authorities responded to a call and discovered Sneed in the street on West Oak Hill Avenue, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Despite the efforts of first responders, he succumbed to his injuries at the scene. The Knoxville Police Department quickly determined that the shooting was not a random act of violence, initiating a thoroug ...
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    I was reading about the tragic loss of Phillip Sneed and couldn’t help but think about his family ... ...Read More
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