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Harry Wells

Case from Decatur, GA dated Jul 13, 2015

Victim Details

Harry Wells

Male

Black / African American

Decatur

GA

2015-07-13

54

Harry

Wells

07/13/2026

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In the early morning hours of July 13, 2015, a dispute at an Exxon Food Mart in Decatur, Georgia, turned fatal, ending the life of 54-year-old Harry Wells. A part-time pastor and a father to six children, Wells was working as a clerk at the gas station located at the intersection of Memorial Drive and Covington Highway at approximately 4 a.m. when the incident occurred.

According to police reports, an argument broke out between Wells and another man. Surveillance footage from the store re ...
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  • Harry Wells, age 54 - National Gun Violence Memorial
  • DeKalb County Exxon clerk shot to death - 11Alive.com
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