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Joseph Sharkley

Case from Springfield, TN dated Mar 22, 2014

Victim Details

Joseph Sharkley

Male

Springfield

TN

2014-03-22

24

Joseph

Sharkley

07/08/2026

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On a Saturday night in Springfield, Tennessee, a burst of gunfire shattered the evening calm, leaving a young man from Gallatin dead. Joseph Sharkley, a 24-year-old male, was fatally wounded on March 22, 2014, while he was a passenger in a Jeep Cherokee at a market on Central Avenue. He was accompanied by two women, also from Gallatin, when an assailant opened fire on their vehicle. Multiple shots were fired, with at least one round penetrating the back window and striking Sharkley in the upper ...
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  • http://www.wkrn.com/story/25048483/man-fatally-shot-in-springfield
  • Springfield murder suspect arrested - The Tennessean
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    I've been thinking a lot about how terrifying that moment must have been for the people in the Jeep ... ...Read More
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    I'm really saddened by Joseph Sharkley's untimely death. The more I think about it, the more I wonde... ...Read More
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