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On the evening of December 17, 2015, in Knoxville, Tennessee, 15-year-old Zaevion William Dobson, a male sophomore and football player at Fulton High School, was on a porch with friends when gunfire erupted in their Lonsdale neighborhood. In a selfless act of heroism, he shielded three girls from the hail of bullets. Dobson was the only one struck and died from his injuries, while the girls he protected were unharmed. His courageous act would later be recognized nationally, earning him the posth ...Read More
Victim Details

Zaevion William Dobson

Male

Black / African American

Knoxville

TN

2015-12-17

15

Zaevion

William Dobson

01/01/2026