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Rufus Howard Ellis III

Case from Valdosta, GA dated May 03, 2014

Victim Details

Rufus Howard Ellis III

Male

Black / African American

Valdosta

GA

2014-05-03

36

Rufus

Howard Ellis III

07/20/2026

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Rufus Howard Ellis III, a 36-year-old Black male from Valdosta, was shot on May 3, 2014, in an eruption of violence outside Park Chase Apartments on Old Statenville Road. Police were called just before 5 p.m. after reports of shots fired, and officers found Ellis inside his car with multiple gunshot wounds. He was rushed to South Georgia Medical Center, but he did not survive. In the first hours after the shooting, the case moved with startling speed. Investigators said they quickly focused on a ...
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  • VPD release name of shooting victim - WALB
  • Murder indictments handed down in two Valdosta murders - WALB
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