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Tamara Sword

Case from Indianapolis, IN dated Aug 22, 2015

Victim Details

Tamara Sword

Female

Black / African American

Indianapolis

IN

2015-08-22

32

Tamara

Sword

07/30/2026

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In the late hours of August 22, 2015, a violent altercation that began inside an Indianapolis nightclub tragically spilled out into the streets, claiming the life of 32-year-old Tamara Sword. A mother of five, Sword found herself an unintended victim in a dispute that was not her own. The conflict, reportedly involving two local rappers, escalated and moved to a gas station on Lafayette Road. It was there that gunfire erupted. Sword, sitting in the passenger seat of a vehicle at the station, was ...
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  • Indianapolis Star: IMPD identifies 2 killed at Westside gas station
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