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James Sumlin

Case from Memphis, TN dated Mar 25, 2017

Victim Details

James Sumlin

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2017-03-25

52

James

Sumlin

07/09/2026

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In Memphis, Tennessee, a dispute between two men on a late March day in 2017 ended in the tragic deaths of both individuals. James Sumlin, a 52-year-old African American male, was involved in a heated altercation with 62-year-old Artis Mitchell on March 25, 2017. The disagreement escalated to a violent confrontation in a residential area, culminating in an exchange of gunfire.

When police arrived at the scene on West Peebles Road, they found both Sumlin and Mitchell had sustained fatal gu ...
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  • WREG.com: Both killed when men shoot each other
  • MPD: 2 men shoot, kill each other following dispute on W. Peebles Rd.
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