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Jamel Griffin

Case from Columbus, GA dated Aug 15, 2021

Victim Details

Jamel Griffin

Male

Black / African American

Columbus

GA

2021-08-15

20

Jamel

Griffin

07/06/2026

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Jamel Griffin, a 20-year-old Black male, was killed in Columbus, Georgia, on August 15, 2021, after a shooting on Samson Avenue. Early reports said Columbus police responded that Sunday morning to the area of Samson Avenue and found that Griffin had been shot. He was taken to Piedmont Columbus Regional, where he was pronounced dead, and the case unfolded against the backdrop of a violent stretch in the city, with local coverage describing the homicide as part of a troubling run of deadly shootin ...
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  • https://www.wtvm.com: CPD investigating deadly Samson Ave. shooting
  • WJBF: Columbus Police on scene of deadly shooting on Samson Avenue
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