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Rico Fason

Case from Memphis, TN dated May 21, 2016

Victim Details

Rico Fason

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2016-05-21

29

Rico

Fason

07/18/2026

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Rico Fason was a 29-year-old man from Memphis, Tennessee, whose life ended on May 21, 2016 after an act of gun violence. In the online traces that remain, the day stands out less for a public explanation than for the quiet aftermath: a name, a date, a city, and the sense of a life reduced to a single terrible moment that others are left to carry.

The memorial record offers only the barest outline of what happened, pointing back to news coverage and tip-driven crime bulletins rather than ...
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  • Rico Fason, age 29 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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