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Frankie Sanders

Case from Memphis, TN dated Dec 19, 2016

Victim Details

Frankie Sanders

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2016-12-19

2016-12-19

55

Frankie

Sanders

06/26/2026

1


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Just days before Christmas, on the evening of December 19, 2016, a tragedy unfolded in South Memphis that left a family grieving and a community searching for answers. Frankie Sanders, a 55-year-old African-American male and a Navy veteran, was in front of his own home on Lucy Avenue when he was gunned down. The attack was brutal; he sustained multiple gunshot wounds.

When police responded to the scene, they found Mr. Sanders grievously wounded. The peaceful neighborhood was shattered by ...
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  • MPD identifies man killed during robbery on Lucy Avenue
  • MPD identifies man killed in robbery on Lucy Avenue
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