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Dontavious Carter

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Oct 19, 2019

Victim Details

Dontavious J. Carter

Male

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

2019-10-19

21

Dontavious

Carter

07/30/2026

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In the early morning hours of October 19, 2019, the life of 21-year-old Dontavious Carter, a Black male, was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire in Atlanta's Oakland City neighborhood. Responding to a call of a person shot near the intersection of Princess Avenue and Avon Avenue, Atlanta Police officers discovered Carter's body in the street, bearing multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators at the scene suggested that the shooting may have involved more than one assailant. Despite ca ...
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  • WXIA: Police: One man found gunned down in southwest Atlanta street
  • ajc: Police seek ‘multiple shooters’ after man found dead at SW Atlanta home
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