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Dashawn Ellison

Case from Nashville, TN dated Feb 07, 2019

Victim Details

Dashawn Ellison

Male

Black / African American

Nashville

TN

2019-02-07

23

Dashawn

Ellison

07/26/2026

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Dashawn Ellison, 23, a Black/African American man, was spending the evening of February 7, 2019, inside an apartment in the Buena Vista area of North Nashville when a dice game was underway and, according to investigators, the night suddenly turned violent. Not long after 9:30 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 1500 block of 9th Avenue North as reports of gunfire drew them in. When police arrived, Ellison had been shot in the torso, and the scramble to save him began immediately.

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  • WTVF: One killed in Buena Vista shooting
  • WSMV Nashville: Victim identified in fatal north Nashville shooting
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    Thinking about Dashawn Ellison and the circumstances around his death, something about the whole sce... ...Read More
    12/29/2024
    I can't stop thinking about the dice game Dashawn was involved in on that tragic night. It seems lik... ...Read More
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