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Carl Crosby

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Nov 02, 2016

Victim Details

Carl Crosby

Male

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

2016-11-02

28

Carl

Crosby

07/11/2026

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In the autumn of 2016, the life of 28-year-old Carl Crosby Jr. was tragically cut short in what remains an unsolved crime in Atlanta, Georgia. A father of two, known to his loved ones as 'CJ,' Crosby was discovered shot to death in the basement of his grandmother's home on Vanderbilt Court in the northwest part of the city on the evening of November 2, 2016.

The alarm was first raised when Crosby's 9-year-old daughter grew concerned after he failed to respond to her calls and text message ...
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  • Carl Crosby, age 28 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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