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Alex Newton

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Oct 31, 2016

Victim Details

Alex Newton

Male

White / Caucasian

Atlanta

GA

2016-10-31

27

Alex

Newton

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On a tragic Halloween afternoon in 2016, 30-year-old Jonathan Alexander 'Alex' Newton, a male, was fatally shot in his own Atlanta apartment. Newton had returned to his home at the Alexan EAV on Metropolitan Avenue during his lunch break, a routine decision that led to a fatal encounter. He walked in on a man who was in the process of burglarizing his residence. The unexpected interruption escalated quickly, and the intruder shot Newton before fleeing the scene. A friend who had accompanied Newt ...
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