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Jerome Bates

Case from Augusta, GA dated Jan 19, 2021

Victim Details

Jerome Jay Bates

Male

Black / African American

Augusta

GA

2021-01-19

24

Jerome

Bates

07/03/2026

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In the early hours of a Tuesday morning in Augusta, Georgia, a burst of gunfire shattered the pre-dawn stillness, leaving one young man dead and another wounded. Jerome Willy Bates, a 24-year-old male, was found with at least one gunshot wound on January 19, 2021, at an apartment complex on the 1100 block of Peters Road. Deputies who arrived at the scene shortly after 12:15 a.m. discovered his body; he was pronounced dead at 1:40 a.m.

The violence of that morning also left another man, 23 ...
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  • https://www.wrdw.com: Deputies give details on 24-year-old’s slaying in Augusta
  • Second suspect arrested in fatal shooting at Augusta apartments
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