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Edward James Ferguson

Case from Adel, GA dated Aug 12, 2014

Victim Details

Edward James Ferguson

Male

Black / African American

Adel

GA

2014-08-12

25

Edward

James Ferguson

06/26/2026

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Edward James Ferguson, a 25-year-old Black man, was killed on the night of August 12, 2014, in Adel, Georgia, after what should have been an ordinary walk turned into a burst of gunfire inside the Adel Housing Authority complex at 500 Holiday Street. According to investigators, Cook County 911 received the call at about 10:36 p.m. Police said Ferguson and 18-year-old Anthony Hill were passing through the complex when both were shot several times. Ferguson was taken to a local hospital, where he ...
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