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Chris Ervin

Case from Decatur, GA dated Jun 05, 2017

Victim Details

Chris Ervin

Male

Black / African American

Decatur

GA

2017-06-05

33

Chris

Ervin

07/08/2026

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In what began as a minor vehicle collision during the evening rush hour, a life was tragically cut short in a fatal road-rage shooting. On June 5, 2017, 32-year-old Chris Ervin, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, was killed on Interstate 285 near Decatur. An African American male, Ervin would have turned 33 the following month. The incident unfolded after Ervin's Lexus was struck from behind by a pickup truck driven by 39-year-old Johnnie Hudson of Decatur.

Following the collision, Ervin exited ...
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  • ajc: Murdered DeKalb man’s family: Shooter is a ‘coward’ 
  • Chris Ervin, age 33 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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