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Ronald Ron Nelson

Case from Knoxville, TN dated Nov 05, 2016

Victim Details

Ronald Ron Nelson

Male

Black / African American

Knoxville

TN

2016-11-05

44

Ronald

Ron Nelson

07/17/2026

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In the early morning hours of November 5, 2016, a burst of violence shattered the quiet of a Knoxville, Tennessee neighborhood, leaving a family heartbroken and a community searching for answers. Ronald Eugene Nelson Jr., a 44-year-old African American man known affectionately as 'Ron' to his friends and family, was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on Martin Luther King Avenue. First responders rushed him to the University of Tennessee Medical Center, but his injuries proved to be to ...
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  • Knoxville News Sentinel: Man dies after East Knox shooting; police seek suspects
  • WATE 6 On Your Side: Knoxville man dies following shooting on Martin Luther King Avenue

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