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Lester Walton

Case from Knoxville, TN dated Mar 05, 2009

Victim Details

Lester Walton

November 17, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Knoxville

TN

2009-03-05

66

Lester

Walton

07/16/2026


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On the evening of March 5, 2009, Lester Marvin Walton Sr., a 66-year-old Black male, was relaxing in his mother's home on Ashland Avenue in Knoxville, Tennessee. As he was watching television, the peace of the evening was shattered by the sound of gunfire. A vehicle drove by the residence, and an occupant or occupants opened fire on the house in what police would later describe as a tragic case of mistaken identity. Walton was struck and killed in the assault.

Investigators determined tha ...
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