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Malik Rainey

Case from Memphis, TN dated Oct 26, 2017

Victim Details

Malik Rainey

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2017-10-26

19

Malik

Rainey

06/22/2026

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In the autumn of 2017, the life of a young Memphis man, Malik Rainey, was tragically cut short by gun violence. On the evening of October 26, 2017, gunshots echoed in the Frayser neighborhood, an event that would ultimately lead to Rainey's untimely death. The specific circumstances of the shooting remain somewhat obscured, but it is understood that the fatal encounter occurred away from where his body was eventually found.

Following the shooting, in a somber and unsettling turn of events ...
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  • Man arrested, charged in deadly Frayser shooting
  • Shooting victim's body dumped at Frayser fire station
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    Just thinking about Malik's family right now. It's been six years since his death, and the pain must... ...Read More
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