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Carlos Harper

Case from Athens, GA dated May 08, 2021

Victim Details

Carlos Harper

Male

Black / African American

Athens

GA

2021-05-08

38

Carlos

Harper

07/17/2026

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In the spring of 2021, a community gathering in Athens, Georgia, turned into a scene of tragedy, forever altering the lives of two families. On the evening of May 8th, 38-year-old Carlos Antonio Harper was at a block party in the Clarke Gardens apartment complex. An altercation arose when Harper confronted a teenager, 15-year-old Marquise Dontavius Malcom, about something inappropriate the youth had reportedly said or done involving Harper's daughter. The confrontation escalated, and Malcom fata ...
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  • ajc: 15-year-old charged with murder after man shot, killed in Athens neighborhood
  • Athens teen receives 20-year sentence for block party shooting death
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    I keep thinking about the community impact after this tragic event. It's absolutely devastating to s... ...Read More
    06/28/2024
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