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Joe Williams

Case from Columbus, GA dated Feb 26, 2022

Victim Details

Joe Williams

Male

Black / African American

Columbus

GA

2022-02-26

55

Joe

Williams

07/01/2026

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Joe Williams, 55, was a Black man from Columbus, Georgia, whose life ended after a burst of gunfire on Diane Avenue in the Oakland Park area on February 26, 2022. Columbus police and emergency crews were dispatched to the scene at about 3:50 p.m. in what authorities described as a triple shooting. Williams was taken to Piedmont Columbus Regional with multiple gunshot wounds, but despite that rush to the hospital, Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan said he was pronounced dead at 1:34 a.m. the ne ...
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  • https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/crime/article258871763.html
  • https://www.wtvm.com: 1 killed, 3 wounded in two Saturday Columbus shootings
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    I can't stop thinking about the fact that Joe Williams was just trying to help a neighbor out when h... ...Read More
    10/24/2024
    Has anyone else been following the devastating events in Columbus lately? The incident on Diane Aven... ...Read More
    01/20/2024
    I just wanted to bring attention to the truly kind and generous spirit of Joe Williams. It’s evide... ...Read More
    05/06/2023
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