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Lastarza Thomas

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Jul 09, 2015

Victim Details

Lastarza Thomas

Male

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

2015-07-09

23

Lastarza

Thomas

07/14/2026

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In the early moments of a summer day in Atlanta, Georgia, the life of 23-year-old Lastarza Thomas, an African American male, was tragically cut short. On July 9, 2015, just after midnight, a 911 call led police to the intersection of Garibaldi and Gardner streets in the southwest part of the city. There, they found Thomas's body, left in the middle of the street. An investigation by the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office would later confirm that he had been fatally shot.

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  • HOMICIDE UPDATE***... - City of Atlanta Police Department
  • Atlanta News: Officials ID man shot to death, dumped from car
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