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Christopher John Mackie Knight

Case from Lithonia, GA dated Sep 24, 2020

Victim Details

Christopher John Mackie Knight Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Lithonia

GA

2020-09-24

23

Christopher

John Mackie Knight

06/28/2026

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In the late summer of 2020, the life of Christopher John Mackie Knight Jr., a 24-year-old man from Lithonia, Georgia, was violently cut short. On September 22, 2020, Knight was one of two men who died from gunshot wounds in a tragic and fiery incident in DeKalb County.

The events unfolded as Knight and another man, Donnell Roderick Smith, were in a vehicle on Browns Mill Lake Road. It is believed that a suspect in the back seat of the car opened fire, striking both Knight and Smith. Follo ...
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  • Obituary for Christopher Jhon Mackie Knight Jr. | Divine Mortuary Services
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