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Case Description
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On the evening of April 3, 2016, a heated argument at the Lakeview Motel on Chapman Highway in South Knoxville, Tennessee, tragically cut short the life of 33-year-old Purnell Nimmons, a Black male. The verbal altercation, which involved a 29-year-old nurse named Danielle Wright, escalated into a physical confrontation.

Following the initial dispute, Wright departed from the motel, only to return a short time later. Upon her return, the conflict resumed, culminating in Wright brandishing ...Read More
Victim Details

Purnell Nimmons

Male

Black / African American

Knoxville

TN

2016-04-03

33

Purnell

Nimmons

01/04/2026