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Shawn Timothy Gentle

Case from Columbus, GA dated Sep 02, 2016

Victim Details

Shawn Timothy Gentle

Male

White / Caucasian

Columbus

GA

2016-09-02

25

Shawn

Timothy Gentle

07/11/2026

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Shawn Timothy Gentle, a 25-year-old White male, died in Columbus, Georgia, on September 2, 2016, after what online reports describe as a family dispute that turned deadly inside a home on 20th Avenue. The available accounts paint a grim domestic scene: Gentle had been living in Columbus only a short time, and the violence that ended his life appears to have erupted during an argument involving his mother and stepfather. In the sparse but consistent reporting that remains online, Gentle is descri ...
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  • Obituary for Shawn Timothy Gentle at Berryhill Funeral Home
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