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Cornelius Driver Jr

Case from Rome, GA dated Jan 27, 2015

Victim Details

Cornelius Driver Jr

Male

Black / African American

Rome

GA

2015-01-27

23

Cornelius

Driver Jr

07/19/2026

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In the winter of 2015, a life was tragically cut short on the streets of Rome, Georgia. Cornelius Driver Jr., a 23-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on the afternoon of Tuesday, January 27, 2015. The incident unfolded around 3:00 p.m. near the intersection of Wilson Avenue and Grover Street in South Rome. Driver sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was rushed to Floyd Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

The investigation into the shooting quickly pointed to a sin ...
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