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Markell J. Nevels
Gender : Male
Age : 19
Race : Black
Date : 07/09/2021
Location : 2025 S Church Street
City : Murfreesboro
County : Rutherford
State : Tennessee
Agency : Murfreesboro Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Markell J. Nevels, a 19-year-old Black male, died by suicide on July 9, 2021, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Police responded to the Campus Crossings Apartments around 10:40 a.m. after a report of a stolen vehicle. The owner of the white Lexus told police that Nevels was looking through the glove compartment and then pointed a handgun at him before fleeing in the car. The pursuit ended in front of the Regal Inn when Nevels allegedly rammed three Murfreesboro Police Department vehicles, a Rutherford County SUV, and a citizen's car. Nevels then fatally shot himself.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.smithfuneraldirectors.com/obituaries/Markell-Nevels?obId=31071448
