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Tashawn Forbes

Case from Knoxville, TN dated Sep 10, 2019

Victim Details

Tashawn Forbes

November 14, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Knoxville

TN

2019-09-10

21

Tashawn

Forbes

06/30/2026


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In the evening hours of September 10, 2019, the life of 21-year-old Tashawn Forbes, a male resident of Knoxville, Tennessee, was tragically cut short. Police responded to reports of a shooting on the 3800 block of Selma Avenue shortly after 8:10 p.m. Upon their arrival, they discovered Forbes, who had sustained what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Knoxville Police Department's Violent Crimes Unit immediately began an active homicide inv ...
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  • Tashawn Forbes, age 21 - National Gun Violence Memorial
  • 21-year-old man killed in likely drive-by shooting in East Knoxville
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