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Hwarang Joo

Case from Antioch, TN dated Nov 24, 2024

Victim Details

Hwarang Joo

Male

Asian

Antioch

TN

2024-11-24

39

Hwarang

Joo

07/08/2026

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In the late hours of a Sunday evening in Antioch, Tennessee, Hwarang Joo, a 39-year-old man, was leaving his chicken restaurant for the night, unaware of the violence that was about to unfold. On November 24, 2024, as Joo was pulling out of the shopping center parking lot in his Volkswagen SUV, gunfire suddenly erupted. He was tragically caught in the crossfire of a dispute in which he had no part.

Struck by a bullet from an AR-style rifle, Joo's vehicle accelerated and crashed into a nea ...
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  • Obituary for Hwarang Joo at New Generation Funeral Home
  • Teen suspect arrested for restaurant owner's murder; twin brother still sought
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