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Devillas Dodson

Case from Franklin, TN dated Oct 25, 2017

Victim Details

Devillas Dodson

Male

Black / African American

Franklin

TN

2017-10-25

37

Devillas

Dodson

06/25/2026

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In the early hours of October 25, 2017, the life of 37-year-old Devillas Dodson, a male resident of Columbia, Tennessee, was tragically cut short in Franklin. Dodson, who had close ties to the Franklin community where he once lived, was visiting a home on Chestnut Lane when the fatal incident occurred. Shortly after 2:00 a.m., a call was made from the residence reporting that someone had been shot.

Upon their arrival, Franklin Police officers discovered Dodson lying in the driveway with a ...
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