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Sheikh Omar Sonko

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Jan 06, 2021

Victim Details

Sheikh Omar Sonko

Male

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

2021-01-06

25

Sheikh

Omar Sonko

07/26/2026

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In a northwest Atlanta office park, the life of a young man with aspirations of professional soccer was cut short in a burst of violence. Sheikh Omar Sonko, a 25-year-old American-Gambian man, was discovered deceased on the afternoon of Wednesday, January 6, 2021. He was found in the 2000 block of General Truman Street NW after police received a report of an unresponsive person around 2:15 p.m. Upon their arrival, officers confirmed that Sonko had sustained multiple gunshot wounds.

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  • ajc: Kennesaw man found shot to death at NW Atlanta office park
  • Sheikh Omar Sonko, age 25 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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