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Ladarrius Gentry

Case from Nashville, TN dated May 27, 2016

Victim Details

Ladarrius Gentry

Male

Black / African American

Nashville

TN

2016-05-27

14

Ladarrius

Gentry

07/14/2026

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In the spring of 2016, the life of 14-year-old Ladarrius Gentry was tragically cut short. The young African American male was fatally shot on May 27, 2016, at the Knollcrest apartment complex on Creekwood Drive in Nashville, Tennessee. Gentry was at his cousin's home at the time of the incident. An argument that began over a purported drug transaction escalated with deadly consequences, ending with Gentry being shot multiple times in the chest and back as he tried to flee his attacker.

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  • WKRN.com: Police: 25-year-old confesses to teen’s murder
  • The Tennessean: Smyrna woman to be charged in teen's fatal shooting
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