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Xavier Shotwell

Case from Memphis, TN dated Nov 30, 2018

Victim Details

Xavier Shotwell

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2018-11-30

35

Xavier

Shotwell

06/24/2026

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In the early morning hours of November 30, 2018, Xavier Shotwell, a 48-year-old male, found himself in a fatal confrontation in a service station parking lot on Summer Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee. He was sitting in his pickup truck when a black Mercedes pulled in, blocking him. Two armed men emerged from the Mercedes and began to rob another individual. In an attempt to intervene or escape, Shotwell rammed his truck into the suspects' vehicle. The assailants responded by opening fire, striking ...
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  • The Commercial Appeal: 6 people, including 3 minors, charged in robbery, homicide of 35-year-old man
  • WREG.com: Six suspects charged with murder, robbery, carjacking in string of violence
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