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Darius Bottoms

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Jun 13, 2014

Victim Details

Darius Bottoms

Male

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

2014-06-13

18

Darius

Bottoms

07/20/2026

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In the early morning hours of June 13, 2014, the life of 18-year-old Darius Bottoms was tragically cut short in what would later be described as a senseless act of mistaken identity. A young African American man, Bottoms was a college student with a promising future, studying business at Atlanta Metropolitan State College. He was driving in southwest Atlanta after an evening spent playing video games with a friend when his car was ambushed. In a sudden hail of gunfire, Bottoms was struck in the ...
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  • Darius Bottoms, 18, Shot Dead In 'Mistaken Identity' Ambush - Oxygen
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