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Lafayette Nance

Case from Dyersburg, TN dated Jan 12, 2020

Victim Details

Lafayette Nance

Male

Dyersburg

TN

2020-01-12

31

Lafayette

Nance

07/11/2026

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In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Dyersburg, Tennessee, the life of 31-year-old Lafayette Marcellus Nance Jr. was tragically cut short. On January 12, 2020, at approximately 12:30 a.m., police responded to a report of a shooting at the Peach Tree Apartment Complex. Upon their arrival, they discovered a grim scene in the parking lot. Nance had been fatally shot and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Alongside him, another man, 27-year-old Eric Claybrooks, was found suffering from gu ...
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