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Michael Roper

Case from Murfreesboro, TN dated Sep 01, 2018

Victim Details

Michael Roper

Male

Black / African American

Murfreesboro

TN

2018-09-01

19

Michael

Roper

07/13/2026

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A promising young life was tragically cut short on a late summer evening in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, leaving a community in mourning and a family searching for answers. Michael Roper, a 19-year-old man and a former football standout at Oakland High School, was fatally shot on the night of September 1, 2018. The incident, which also left another individual, Jaylan Locklayer, wounded, unfolded at a residence on North Maney Avenue, shaking the neighborhood to its core. Emergency services were calle ...
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  • WSMV: Suspect in deadly Murfreesboro shooting turns himself in
  • DNJ: Former Oakland football player Michael Roper killed in Murfreesboro shooting
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    I’ve been following Michael Roper’s case closely, and my heart truly goes out to his family and ... ...Read More
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    I still can't wrap my head around Michael Lee Roper's tragic passing and the events of that evening ... ...Read More
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