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Ronald Horton Jr

Case from Stone-mountain, GA dated Jan 29, 2019

Victim Details

Ronald Horton Jr

Male

Black / African American

Stone-mountain

GA

2019-01-29

28

Ronald

Horton Jr

07/20/2026

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In the early morning hours of January 29, 2019, the life of 28-year-old Ronald Horton Jr. was tragically cut short in a violent encounter at a Stone Mountain, Georgia hotel. A Black male from the nearby city of Snellville, Horton was a guest at the Days Inn on Glenn Club Drive when the fatal incident unfolded.

Just after midnight, the relative quiet of the hotel was shattered by the sound of gunfire, prompting several guests to dial 911. Gwinnett County police officers were dispatched to ...
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