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Alex Phillips

Case from Memphis, TN dated May 18, 2017

Victim Details

Alex Phillips

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2017-05-18

51

Alex

Phillips

06/22/2026

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Alex Phillips was a 51-year-old Black man from Memphis, Tennessee, whose life came to a sudden and violent end on May 18, 2017. That morning, he was found dead in O.L. Cash Park in Southwest Memphis, a public space more commonly associated with routine walks, neighborhood activity, and the quiet rhythm of daily life. He had been shot, and the discovery of his body sent a shock through the surrounding community, turning a familiar park into the scene of a homicide and leaving behind more question ...
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  • Beloved hairdresser shot, killed in Memphis park
  • http://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/crime/2017/05/18/man-found-shot-death-park-southwest-memphis/329676001/
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