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Robert Marael Brooks

Case from Columbus, GA dated Aug 08, 2014

Victim Details

Robert Marael Brooks

Male

Black / African American

Columbus

GA

2014-08-08

20

Robert

Marael Brooks

07/17/2026

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In the early morning hours of Friday, August 8, 2014, the life of 20-year-old Robert Marael Brooks was tragically cut short in Columbus, Georgia. A Black male, Brooks was found deceased inside a residence at 2940 Gleason Avenue, the victim of a fatal shooting. The Muscogee County Coroner's Office pronounced him dead at the scene shortly after police were alerted to the incident around 5 a.m. His death was quickly ruled a homicide, marking the second such case in Columbus that week.

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  • ledger-enquirer: Update: Charges dismissed against woman found with shooting victim
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