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Alana Tello

Case from Memphis, TN dated Nov 01, 2016

Victim Details

Alana Tello

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Memphis

TN

2016-11-01

16

Alana

Tello

07/10/2026

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In what was supposed to be a teenage fistfight, 16-year-old Alana Tello, a Hispanic female, was tragically shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee. The incident unfolded on November 1, 2016, at Zodiac Park, where a crowd of teenagers had gathered to witness a pre-arranged altercation between two groups of girls.

The planned fight took a fatal turn when individuals with bandanas covering their faces emerged and began firing into the crowd of onlookers. Alana Tello was struck by the gunfire a ...
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