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Lavonte Thomas

Case from Columbus, GA dated May 01, 2017

Victim Details

Lavonte Thomas

Male

Black / African American

Columbus

GA

2017-05-01

26

Lavonte

Thomas

06/22/2026

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In the spring of 2017, the life of 26-year-old Lavonta Milton Thomas was cut short in Columbus, Georgia. Thomas, a man who had accepted Christ at the age of 16 and attended Jordan High School, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2017, at the Midtown Medical Center. He was born in Columbus on April 10, 1991.

For nearly three years, the circumstances surrounding Thomas's death remained without a public resolution. Then, on March 13, 2020, an arrest was made in connection with the 2017 shooting. L ...
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  • Victim ID'd in deadly shooting on 24th St. in Columbus - WTVM.com
  • Columbus Police Investigate Second Sunday Homicide
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