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Marchant D. Davis I

Case from Memphis, TN dated Jan 17, 2024

Victim Details

Marchant D. Davis I

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2024-01-17

47

Marchant

D. Davis I

Yes

07/03/2026

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Marchant D. Davis I, a 47-year-old Black man, died on January 17, 2024, in Memphis, Tennessee, after a shooting at the Southeast Motel on Lamar Avenue. In the dark, early-morning hours, police were dispatched to the motel and found him gravely wounded; paramedics rushed him to Regional One Health, but he did not survive.

As the first details emerged, investigators worked to stitch together what happened in the moments before the shots. Reports said witnesses told police that Davis had be ...
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