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Derrick Herring

Case from Cairo, GA dated May 09, 2021

Victim Details

Derrick Lamar Herring

Male

Black / African American

Cairo

GA

2021-05-09

56

Derrick

Herring

07/01/2026

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In the quiet town of Cairo, Georgia, the evening of May 9, 2021, was shattered by the sound of gunshots in the 800 block of 8th Street NW. When police arrived at the scene, they discovered the body of 56-year-old Derrick Lamar Herring, a male resident of the community. He had been fatally shot and was found deceased near the road. The Cairo Police Department immediately launched a homicide investigation and requested the assistance of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to unravel the circumstan ...
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  • WTXL: GBI: Man killed in shooting in Cario, investigation underway
  • Derrick Lamar Herring, age 56 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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    It's deeply unsettling to hear about the loss of Derrick Herring and the impact it has had on his fa... ...Read More
    08/11/2024
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    08/05/2023
    I’ve been following the case of Derrick Herring's murder closely, and I've been particularly struc... ...Read More
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