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Toussaint TJ LOuverture Tyler

Case from Salt Lake City, UT dated Dec 10, 2017

Victim Details

Toussaint TJ LOuverture Tyler

Male

White / Caucasian

Salt Lake City

UT

2017-12-10

30

Toussaint

TJ LOuverture Tyler

06/21/2026

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In the quiet morning hours of December 10, 2017, the life of 30-year-old Toussaint "TJ" LOuverture Tyler, a White/Caucasian male, was brought to a violent and tragic end in his Taylorsville, Utah, apartment. A former college basketball player who had relocated to Utah to be closer to his young daughter, Tyler found himself the target of a brutal home invasion fueled by a dispute over money. The events of that day would not only leave a family shattered but would also set in motion a multi-state ...
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  • The Salt Lake Tribune: Things ‘went horribly wrong’ when two men hired to intimidate a man for allegedly owing money killed him, police records say
  • Police identify man killed in Taylorsville shooting | KSL.com
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