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In the winter of 1978, a young life dedicated to service was tragically cut short in Nashville, Tennessee. Officer Edward L. Tarkington, a 22-year-old African American male serving with the Metro Nashville Police Department, was responding to a residential burglary call on the evening of December 17th. With just over a year of service under his belt, Officer Tarkington was speaking with the victim at the scene located at 12th Avenue North and Jo Johnston Avenue when the situation took a fatal tu ...Read More
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Victim Details

Edward L. Tarkington

Male

Black / African American

Nashville

TN

1978-12-17

22

Edward

L. Tarkington

01/05/2026