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Joseph Hoffman

Case from Eatonton, GA dated Nov 13, 2016

Victim Details

Joseph Hoffman

Male

White / Caucasian

Eatonton

GA

2016-11-13

34

Joseph

Hoffman

06/29/2026

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Joseph Wesley Hoffman, 34, a White male from Morgan County, was reported dead in mid-November 2016 after what authorities described as a hunting accident in Jasper County near the Eatonton and Monticello area. Contemporary reports say he had gone out to hunt with friends and arrived on private property off Highway 16. As the group was getting ready, Hoffman and another hunter were retrieving firearms from opposite ends of a four-door pickup truck when one of the guns discharged. The shot struck ...
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