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Case Description
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In the summer of 1978, the city of Nashville lost a dedicated public servant in a sudden and violent act. Steven Ross Pinkelton, a 30-year-old Male officer with the Metro Nashville Police Department, was fatally shot on July 26th. He had served on the force for six years and was also a United States Army veteran.

On that fateful evening, Officer Pinkelton was off-duty but still in his uniform, waiting in line at a local restaurant. His life was abruptly cut short when an armed individual ...Read More
Victim Details

Steven Ross Pinkelton

Male

White / Caucasian

Nashville

TN

1978-07-26

30

Steven

Ross Pinkelton

01/04/2026