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Zack Mascio Knight

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Jan 20, 2015

Victim Details

Zack Mascio Knight

Male

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

2015-01-20

21

Zack

Mascio Knight

07/19/2026

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In the fading afternoon light of January 20, 2015, a burst of violence shattered the tranquility of a typically low-crime park in Atlanta, Georgia. Zack Mascio Knight, a 21-year-old African American male, was shot multiple times in Cliftondale Park, a community space located off Butner Road. The motive for the shooting and the number of individuals involved in the attack remain unclear.

Following the shooting, an acquaintance of Knight's transported him from the park to a nearby subdivisi ...
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  • Obituary for Mr. Zack KNIGHT
  • Fulton police identify man shot to death in park
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