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Darrius Townsend
Date: 6/1/11
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Race: Black
Time: Early a.m.
Suspect(s): Lonta Burress Jr., 17
Status: Suspect convicted
What happened:
Darrius Townsend, 17, is shot in the head and back in the 900 block of Taylor Street in what police believe was a fight about marijuana. Lonta Burress Jr., 17, is charged with first-degree murder. In 2013, he pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter and is sentenced to five years.
Read more:
• Chattanooga 17-year-old killed in shooting
• Obit: Darrius Townsend
• Teen charged in Chattanooga slaying
• Lonta Burress Jr. pleads guilty in Hamilton County homicide
Where it happened:
