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Phillip Pero

Case from Spring-hill, TN dated Oct 29, 2017

Victim Details

Phillip Pero

Male

White / Caucasian

Spring-hill

TN

2017-10-29

35

Phillip

Pero

06/21/2026

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In the autumn of 2017, the life of 35-year-old Phillip Pero was tragically cut short in a quiet neighborhood in Spring Hill, Tennessee. On the afternoon of Sunday, October 29th, police were called to a residence on Iroquois Drive, where they discovered Pero in the garage with a fatal gunshot wound. First responders pronounced him dead at the scene, marking the beginning of a homicide investigation that would quickly lead to a statewide manhunt.

Investigators identified the suspect as Jame ...
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  • Man Shot in Spring Hill Identified, Suspect at Large
  • Neighbors React To Murder In Spring Hill - News Channel 5
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