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Jack Hough

Case from Gainesville, GA dated Feb 07, 2019

Victim Details

Jack Hough

Male

White / Caucasian

Gainesville

GA

2019-02-07

73

Jack

Hough

06/30/2026

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On the evening of February 7, 2019, 73-year-old White male Jack Hough, a successful businessman and philanthropist, was fatally shot in Gainesville, Georgia. He was waiting in his car in the parking lot of a CVS on Park Hill Drive while his wife was inside the store. The incident, which occurred around 7:45 p.m., was an apparent robbery or carjacking attempt. A man approached Hough's vehicle and, following a struggle, shot him twice in the torso. Hough was transported to Northeast Georgia Medica ...
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  • myajc: UPDATE: East Point man arrested in fatal shooting of businessman outside Gainesville CVS
  • WSBTV: CVS SHOOTING GAINESVILLE: North Georgia businessman shot, killed during attempted robbery outside CVS
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