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Naeem James

Case from Lithonia, GA dated Jul 09, 2021

Victim Details

Naeem James

Male

Black / African American

Lithonia

GA

2021-07-09

Naeem

James

07/13/2026

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On July 9, 2021, Naeem James, a Black man from Lithonia, was fatally shot on Salem Trail in DeKalb County, a killing that left behind the outline of an ordinary summer day suddenly broken by violence. The public details released at the time were spare, but they were consistent: James was killed in a shooting in Lithonia, and investigators treated the case as a homicide from the start. The case moved quickly from the shock of the shooting into a manhunt, with authorities focusing on identifying w ...
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  • ajc: After 7 weeks on the run, suspect in DeKalb homicide arrested
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