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Zemal Fuentes

Case from Albany, GA dated Oct 14, 2017

Victim Details

Zemal Fuentes

Male

Black / African American

Albany

GA

2017-10-14

22

Zemal

Fuentes

07/09/2026

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In the fall of 2017, a visit to Albany, Georgia, for the Albany State University homecoming festivities turned tragic for a 27-year-old man. Zemal Fuentes, a male from Thomaston, was fatally shot on the evening of Saturday, October 14, 2017, in what authorities described as a drug deal that took a violent turn. The incident unfolded at a Quality Inn located on North Westover Boulevard, marking a grim weekend in the city which saw this as its second homicide in as many days.

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  • Victim of deadly Albany hotel shooting identified - WALB
  • Verdict decided in ASU homecoming weekend murder trial - WALB
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