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Dooran Yoo

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Sep 01, 2009

Victim Details

Dooran Yoo

Male

Asian

Atlanta

GA

2009-09-01

yes

$12,000

80

Dooran

Yoo

07/07/2026

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Dooran Yoo, an 80-year-old Asian female, had been a fixture in her Atlanta community for 14 years, operating the Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Coin Laundry. Her life came to a violent and tragic end on the morning of September 1, 2009. She had just opened her family-run business for the day around 7:30 a.m. when she was confronted by robbers. The assailants forced their way inside the laundromat, and in a brave act of defiance, Ms. Yoo attempted to defend herself with a broom. This act of resista ...
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