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Cherish Williams

Case from Jonesboro, GA dated Dec 31, 2016

Victim Details

Cherish Williams

Female

Black / African American

Jonesboro

GA

2016-12-31

18

Cherish

Williams

07/16/2026

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On the evening of New Year's Eve in 2016, 18-year-old Cherish Williams was fatally shot during a robbery at Independence Park in Jonesboro, Georgia. A senior at Mundy's Mill High School, she was in a car with two friends, listening to music, when they were approached by three armed men. The assailants demanded their valuables. As Williams and her friends were complying and exiting the vehicle, her phone reportedly lit up, which the attackers may have mistaken as a call to the police. One of the ...
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  • WSBTV: 18-year-old woman shot in park dies on New Year's Eve
  • Jonesboro teen killed during attempted robbery at Independence Park
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