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Byron Edwards

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Dec 31, 2019

Victim Details

Byron Edwards

Male

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

2019-12-31

28

Byron

Edwards

07/25/2026

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In the early morning hours of New Year's Eve 2019, the lives of two men were cut short in a violent encounter on a northeast Atlanta road. Byron Edwards, a 28-year-old African American man, was discovered shot to death inside a red Kia Sorento on December 31, 2019. Alongside him was another victim, 28-year-old Kyle P. Booth; both men had sustained fatal gunshot wounds in what investigators believe was a targeted attack.

The discovery was made around 4 a.m. when Atlanta police responded to ...
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  • WXIA: Two men found shot to death in car near I-85 and Buford Hwy.
  • ajc: 2 men found fatally shot on major NE Atlanta road
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