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Shalik Burkhead

Case from Marietta, GA dated Apr 05, 2022

Victim Details

Shalik F. Burkhead Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Marietta

GA

2022-04-05

20

Shalik

Burkhead

06/22/2026

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In the early morning hours of April 5, 2022, a young man named Shalik Burkhead, aged 20, was shot and killed in Marietta, Georgia. The fatal incident occurred outside the DosBros Fresh Mexican Grill on Barrett Parkway, a detail that would later become a focal point of the investigation. What initially was portrayed by those involved as a tragic accident during the filming of a music video, soon unraveled into a narrative of intentional violence, according to prosecutors.

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  • Three charged in connection with murder in Town Center area
  • ajc: 2 charged with murder in shooting outside Barrett Parkway restaurant in Cobb
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