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Kuyvonta Cain

Case from Nashville, TN dated Jun 05, 2017

Victim Details

Kuyvonta Cain

Male

Black / African American

Nashville

TN

2017-06-05

20

Kuyvonta

Cain

07/27/2026

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On a summer evening in Nashville, Tennessee, the life of 20-year-old Kuyvonta Cain, also known as Kuyvonta Nabaa, was tragically cut short. On Monday, June 5, 2017, shortly before 6:00 p.m., the young man walked to the dead end of 1st Avenue South near Carroll Street. It was there that he was confronted by two men armed with guns.

As Cain attempted to flee the sudden and violent encounter, the two assailants opened fire. He was struck multiple times by the gunfire and ultimately succumbed ...
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  • WKRN.com: Man killed in shooting just south of downtown Nashville
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