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Ladarius Brooks

Case from Memphis, TN dated Mar 07, 2015

Victim Details

Ladarius Brooks

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2015-03-07

24

Ladarius

Brooks

07/09/2026

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LaDarius Brooks, 24, a Black man from Memphis, Tennessee, was known around his neighborhood by the nickname “Tall 40.” On the night of March 7, 2015, he was at a house where friends and family had gathered, and word was spreading that a mutual friend, Demetris “Fat” Miller, had been shot earlier that day. The mood inside was tense but controlled as people talked through what they’d heard, unaware that the night was about to turn into something far more personal and deadly.

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  • Man killed in weekend shooting identified
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