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Oscar Bernard Cain Jr.

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Mar 31, 2019

Victim Details

Oscar Bernard Cain Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

2019-03-31

32

Oscar

Bernard Cain Jr.

07/17/2026

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Oscar Bernard Cain Jr., a 32-year-old Black man known as a community activist, was shot and killed by an Atlanta police officer in the early morning hours of March 31, 2019. The incident began when an officer, later identified as Marquee Kelley, was flagged down by a citizen who reported seeing a man with a gun near a highway ramp on Metropolitan Parkway.

According to the police account, when Officer Kelley attempted to stop and arrest Cain, he fled into a wooded area. The officer pursued ...
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