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Lenton Swint

Case from Valdosta, GA dated Jan 25, 2016

Victim Details

Lenton Swint

Male

Black / African American

Valdosta

GA

2016-01-25

21

Lenton

Swint

07/15/2026

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In the early evening of January 25, 2016, a knock at the door of his residence in the 1000 block of Cherokee Street in Valdosta, Georgia, ended the life of 21-year-old Lenton Swint, an African American male. It was approximately 6:58 p.m. when officers from the Valdosta Police Department were called to the scene after a report of a shooting. Upon their arrival, they discovered Swint lying in the front doorway with a gunshot wound. He was rushed by EMS to South Georgia Medical Center, where he su ...
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  • Valdosta Daily Times: Shooting suspect arrested (Update: 4:50 p.m.)
  • Valdosta Daily Times: Police identify shooting victim
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