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Martin Hvizda

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Sep 16, 2017

Victim Details

Martin Hvizda

Male

Atlanta

GA

2017-09-16

31

Martin

Hvizda

07/11/2026

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In the late evening of September 16, 2017, Martin Hvizda, a 31-year-old male, was at an Exxon gas station on Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard in southwest Atlanta when he became the victim of a fatal carjacking. Hvizda was shot and killed during the confrontation, and the assailants fled the scene in his silver Infiniti FX.

The investigation into Hvizda's death quickly focused on a group of individuals. Surveillance footage from the gas station captured images of four suspects. Public appeals f ...
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  • ajc: Marietta man carjacked, shot to death in Atlanta
  • Police: driver shot and killed for his car | FOX 5 Atlanta
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