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Zachary Butler

Case from Valdosta, GA dated Jul 12, 2017

Victim Details

Zachary Butler

Male

White / Caucasian

Valdosta

GA

2017-07-12

19

Zachary

Butler

07/07/2026

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In the summer of 2017, the community of Valdosta, Georgia, was unsettled by the untimely death of 19-year-old Zachary Butler. A student at Valdosta State University, Butler was discovered in his apartment at The Gates complex on Baytree Road on the evening of July 12, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound. The initial call to authorities suggested a possible suicide, but investigators at the scene quickly found evidence indicating that foul play was involved.

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  • Valdosta Daily Times: VSU student shot, killed
  • Community reacts to VSU student's death - WCTV
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