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Elijah Butler

Case from Nashville, TN dated May 01, 2015

Victim Details

Elijah Butler

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Nashville

TN

2015-05-01

2015-05-01

18

Elijah

Butler

No

07/31/2026

1


Area Body Found:

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In the early moments of May 1, 2015, the life of 18-year-old Elijah Nathaniel Butler was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire. A male, Elijah was found by police in the parking lot of the Beechwood Terrace Apartments on Bell Road in Antioch, a neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee. Officers had responded to a 'shots fired' call just after midnight and discovered Butler suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, a silver sedan was seen leaving ...
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  • Police: Silver car may be connected to fatal shooting
  • Slain Nashville teen wanted to change 'my neighborhood'
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