1998-169981 – William DeMoss

Just before midnight on Saturday, April 4th, 1998, there was reports of a shooting at 2837 Taylor Merritt Court. William Calvin DeMoss, also known as “Copperhead,” had been shot multiple times and succumbed to his injuries a couple hours later. His friend who was in the residence also suffered a non-fatal gunshot wound and told officers that a masked black male had entered the apartment and shot them. William Calvin DeMoss was 47 years old at the time of his death.

If you have any information regarding the murder of William Calvin DeMoss, please contact the Cold Case Homicide Unit at MNPDColdCase@nashville.gov

You can also call the Nashville Police Department’s Crime Stoppers Division anonymously at 615-742-7463

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