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Marcus Wilder

Case from Decatur, GA dated Dec 26, 2015

Victim Details

Marcus Wilder

Male

Black / African American

Decatur

GA

2015-12-26

23

Marcus

Wilder

07/07/2026

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In the winter of 2015, the life of a 23-year-old African American male, Marcus Wilder, was tragically cut short in Decatur, Georgia. On the morning of December 26th, Wilder returned to his apartment on Treecrest Parkway to a scene of terror. He had unknowingly walked into a burglary in progress and was fatally shot by the intruders. This violent act was not an isolated incident but the culmination of a months-long crime spree that had gripped the community in fear.

Earlier that same morni ...
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