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William Phillips

Case from Knoxville, TN dated Jun 23, 2018

Victim Details

William Phillips

November 15, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Knoxville

TN

2018-06-23

28

William

Phillips

06/24/2026


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In the summer of 2018, a dispute in East Knoxville escalated into a fatal shooting that claimed the life of a young man. On a Saturday night in June, at the Holston Oak Apartments on Riverside Drive, an argument broke out, leading to gunfire that left 28-year-old William Phillips dead and two other men wounded.

Knoxville Police responded to the chaotic scene to find two individuals suffering from gunshot wounds. Phillips was transported to the UT Medical Center, where he was pronounced de ...
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