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Delano Wells Jr

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Apr 30, 2022

Victim Details

Delano Wells Jr

Male

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

2022-04-30

22

Delano

Wells Jr

07/05/2026

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Delano Wells Jr., a 22-year-old Black or African American man, was fatally shot on the night of April 30, 2022, at an apartment complex on Cleveland Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. Having moved to Atlanta from Toledo, Ohio, with his family, Wells had aspirations of becoming a screenwriter and filmmaker. The incident that led to his death also resulted in gunshot injuries to four women.

Accounts of the events that transpired that evening differ. According to Wells's mother, her son was defendi ...
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  • ajc: Man killed in SE Atlanta shooting that also injured 4 women
  • FOX 5 Atlanta: Mom says she held dying son in arms after Cleveland Avenue apartments shooting
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