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Case Description
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On a Sunday afternoon in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 29, 2017, a heated argument between a father and son escalated into a fatal encounter that ended the life of 18-year-old Kobe Hoyle. The Black male was shot and killed by his father, 55-year-old Brentnol James, outside of their Branwood Drive home in the Donelson area.

The dispute began as a verbal confrontation that quickly turned physical. During the altercation, James sustained an injury to his face. According to James' account ...Read More
Victim Details

Kobe Hoyle

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Nashville

TN

2017-10-29

2017-10-29

18

Kobe

Hoyle

Substantiated

01/05/2026

1


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