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Charles Pharms Jr.

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Aug 12, 2020

Victim Details

Charles Pharms, Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

2020-08-12

66

Charles

Pharms Jr.

07/24/2026

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In the summer of 2020, on the afternoon of August 12th, tragedy struck in the 400 block of Oliver Street in Atlanta, Georgia. Charles Pharms Jr., a 66-year-old African American man, was fatally shot in an incident that also left two other men wounded. The gunfire erupted at approximately 12:45 p.m., and when the chaos subsided, Pharms was pronounced dead at the scene.

The violence of that day also touched the lives of former NFL star Chip Banks, who was 60 at the time, and another man ide ...
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  • 11Alive.com: Former NFL star Chip Banks shot in Atlanta, in serious condition
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