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Matthew Taylor

Case from Memphis, TN dated Jan 05, 2019

Victim Details

Matthew Taylor

Male

White / Caucasian

Memphis

TN

2019-01-05

34

Matthew

Taylor

06/29/2026

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In a tragic turn of events stemming from an online marketplace transaction, Matthew Taylor, a 34-year-old White/Caucasian man from Horn Lake, Mississippi, was fatally shot in Memphis, Tennessee. The incident occurred on January 5, 2019, when Taylor arranged to sell a pair of tennis shoes through Facebook Marketplace. He agreed to meet the prospective buyer at the Arbor of Hickory Ridge Apartments located near Rideway Road and Knight Arnold Road.

Upon meeting, the supposed buyer, later ide ...
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  • WREG.com: Facebook sale turns deadly after assumed buyer spots gun in car
  • WREG.com: Man found shot to death after alleged shoe exchange disagreement
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