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Kendale Garner

Case from Knoxville, TN dated Mar 11, 2015

Victim Details

Kendale Garner

Male

Black / African American

Knoxville

TN

2015-03-11

19

Kendale

Garner

08/03/2026

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On a late-night walk in Knoxville, Tennessee, on March 11, 2015, the life of 19-year-old Kendale Garner, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short. Garner and his brother, Demetrius Holmes Jr., were walking to a nearby apartment near Summit Hill and Hall of Fame drives when they became embroiled in an argument with a group of individuals in a complex parking lot. The verbal altercation quickly escalated to gunfire. Garner was struck in the stomach and, despite being rushed to the U ...
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  • WATE 6 On Your Side: Teen charged in downtown Knoxville shooting
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