Yoel Sarmiento Lopez

Death by Force

On July 24, 2023, at approximately 1:30 a.m., 21-year-old Yoel Sarmiento López was fatally shot in Nashville, Tennessee. The incident occurred while López, his cousin, and 18-year-old Josué Emanuel Cruz were parked in a Nissan Altima near the intersection of Sterling Boone Drive and Jay Street, listening to music. Cruz, seated in the back, was reportedly handling an AR-style pistol when it discharged, striking López, who was in the driver's seat.

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