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Malek Jones

Case from Kingsport, TN dated Feb 11, 2026

Victim Details

Malek Jones

Male

Black / African American

Kingsport

TN

2026-02-11

15

Malek

Jones

07/12/2026

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In the quiet community of Kingsport, Tennessee, a senseless act of violence irrevocably shattered the lives of many. On the evening of February 11, 2026, 15-year-old Malek Jones, a sophomore at a Kingsport City Schools high school, was shot and critically injured in an apartment complex on Robertson Street. The incident, which police described as isolated, unfolded near a basketball court where a juvenile suspect allegedly approached Malek, addressed him with profanity, and then shot him in the ...
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  • KPD Response to Shooting (UPDATE) – Kingsport, TN
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