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Joe Hunter

Case from Nashville, TN dated Oct 22, 2015

Victim Details

Joe Hunter

Male

Black / African American

Nashville

TN

2015-10-22

60

Joe

Hunter

07/11/2026

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Joe Ervin Hunter, a 60-year-old man, was fatally shot in Nashville, Tennessee, on the evening of Thursday, October 22, 2015. The incident that claimed Hunter's life took place near the campus of Fisk University, a historically black university in the heart of the city.

Reports from that night indicate that the shooting occurred around 9 p.m. in the vicinity of the intersection of 17th Avenue North and Herman Street. Responding to calls of shots fired, Metro Nashville Police officers arriv ...
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  • The Tennessean: Police investigate fatal shooting near Fisk University
  • Joe Hunter, age 60 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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