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Dorian Harris

Case from Memphis, TN dated Mar 29, 2018

Victim Details

Dorian Harris

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2018-03-29

17

Dorian

Harris

06/23/2026

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On a late Thursday evening in March 2018, 17-year-old Dorian Harris walked into the Top Stop Shop convenience store in Memphis, Tennessee. His decision to leave with a beer he hadn't paid for set in motion a tragic chain of events. The store's clerk, 28-year-old Anwar Ghazali, saw the theft and, armed with a handgun, pursued Dorian out of the store. As Dorian walked away, Ghazali fired several shots in his direction. After the shooting, Ghazali returned to the store and mentioned to a witness, ' ...
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  • WREG.com: Clerk charged after teen’s body discovered two days after being shot in the back over beer
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