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Tavaris Pettway

Case from Mobile, AL dated Apr 13, 2016

Victim Details

Tavaris Pettway

Male

Black / African American

Mobile

AL

2016-04-13

19

Tavaris

Pettway

Yes

06/26/2026

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In the early hours of a Wednesday morning in Mobile, Alabama, a dispute turned fatal, claiming the life of 19-year-old Tavaris Pettway. The young man, a graduate of Baker High School's class of 2015, was inside an apartment at the Tilman's Park Apartments on Calhoun Road on April 13, 2016, when the altercation occurred. Just before 1 a.m., police were called to the scene for a report of a person shot.

Upon arrival, officers discovered Tavaris Pettway suffering from a gunshot wound to the ...
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  • AL.com: Victim and suspect in Tillman's Park homicide identified
  • WKRG: UPDATE: Murder Arrest Made after Apartment Complex Shooting
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