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Orlando Carter

Case from Columbus, GA dated Dec 08, 2019

Victim Details

Orlando Carter

Male

Black / African American

Columbus

GA

2019-12-08

27

Orlando

Carter

06/21/2026

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In the winter of 2019, the life of 27-year-old Orlando Carter was cut short in a burst of gunfire in Columbus, Georgia. On the evening of Sunday, December 8th, authorities were called to the scene of a homicide on Huffman Drive, where they found Carter had been fatally shot. The initial investigation into the young man's death quickly led detectives to suspect a gang-related motive behind the violence that ended his life.

Known to his loved ones by nicknames such as 'Big Jr.,' 'all star,' ...
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  • https://www.wtvm.com: Columbus police investigating murder in East Columbus as gang-related
  • https://www.wtvm.com: UPDATE: Victim ID’d in east Columbus homicide on Huffman Dr.
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