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Rayshann Underwood

Case from Chattanooga, TN dated Jun 20, 2017

Victim Details

Rayshann Underwood

Male

Black / African American

Chattanooga

TN

2017-06-20

17

Rayshann

Underwood

07/15/2026

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In a case that Chattanooga police described as a gang-motivated double homicide, 17-year-old Rayshann Underwood, a Black male, was found deceased from gunshot wounds on June 20, 2017. His body, alongside that of 20-year-old Thomas Holder, was discovered in the Highland Memorial Gardens cemetery in the North Brainerd area of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

The investigation into the deaths of the two young men led authorities to identify two suspects: William Howard Wright and an unnamed 17-year-o ...
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  • UPDATE: 2 found dead in Chattanooga Cemetery identified
  • UPDATE: Police consider double homicide to be gang-related
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