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Justin Michael Aiken

Case from Hickory, NC dated Apr 07, 2017

Victim Details

Justin Michael Aiken

Male

Hickory

NC

2017-04-07

21

Justin

Michael Aiken

07/08/2026

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Justin Michael Aiken, a 21-year-old male from Hickory, North Carolina, was tragically murdered on April 7, 2017. Born on May 18, 1995, in Jackson County, North Carolina, Justin was a member of the Christ United Methodist Church in Mountain View and a 2013 graduate of Bunker Hill High School. At the time of his death, he was attending Cape Fear Community College. Justin was survived by his father, Craig Douglass Aiken, his stepfather, Joshua Carden, his brother, Chance Carden, and his grandmother ...
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  • Third victim dies from injuries sustained in shooting outside Hickory pub
  • WSOC: Third person dies after Hickory pub shooting, police say
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