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Kobe Hoyle

Case from Nashville, TN dated Oct 29, 2017

Victim Details

Kobe Hoyle

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Nashville

TN

2017-10-29

2017-10-29

18

Kobe

Hoyle

Substantiated

07/18/2026

1


Area Body Found:

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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 ...
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    I've been thinking a lot about the impact this must have had on Kobe's friends. It's absolutely deva... ...Read More
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