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Richard Samuel Sammy Wilder

Case from Nashville, TN dated Dec 22, 2023

Victim Details

Richard Samuel “Sammy” Wilder

Male

Nashville

TN

2023-12-22

43

Richard

Samuel Sammy Wilder

07/06/2026

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In the early morning hours of December 22, 2023, the life of Richard Samuel “Sammy” Wilder, a 43-year-old male, was tragically cut short in Nashville, Tennessee. The incident unfolded around 1:50 a.m. when a person walking along the 1400 block of Brick Church Pike stumbled upon a wrecked pickup truck and immediately alerted the authorities. Inside the vehicle, first responders discovered Wilder in the driver's seat, not from injuries sustained in the crash, but from a fatal gunshot wound. ...
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  • https://www.wsmv.com: Suspect sought in connection to deadly December Nashville shooting
  • WKRN News 2: Metro police investigating deadly shooting, crash along Brick Church Pike
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