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Sherman Wilson

Case from Cordova, TN dated Sep 20, 2014

Victim Details

Sherman Wilson

Male

Black / African American

Cordova

TN

2014-09-20

20

Sherman

Wilson

07/21/2026

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In the quiet community of Cordova, Tennessee, a young man's life was tragically cut short in the fall of 2014. Sherman Wilson, a 20-year-old African American male, was killed on September 20, 2014, in an act of violence that authorities would later classify as a murder-suicide. The incident left a lasting scar on his family and the local community, a painful reminder of the suddenness with which life can change.

Details of the tragic event that unfolded paint a somber picture. The inciden ...
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  • Sherman Wilson, age 20 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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