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Jaylan Deshun Talley Sumerall

Case from Memphis, TN dated Sep 30, 2018

Victim Details

Jaylan Deshun Talley Sumerall

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2018-09-30

19

Jaylan

Deshun Talley Sumerall

07/09/2026

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In the fall of 2018, the life of 19-year-old Jaylan Deshun Talley Sumerall, an African American male from Memphis, Tennessee, was tragically cut short. On the evening of September 30, he was at the Summit Apartments on Summit Arbors Circle when an attempted robbery turned fatal. A brief struggle ensued before Sumerall was fatally shot. He was rushed to Baptist East Memorial Hospital, but he was pronounced dead upon arrival.

The Memphis police launched an investigation into the homicide. I ...
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