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George Garth

Case from Chattanooga, TN dated Sep 22, 2016

Victim Details

George Garth

Male

Black / African American

Chattanooga

TN

2016-09-22

78

George

Garth

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In the late summer of 2016, the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was rocked by the violent death of one of its elderly residents. George Garth, a 78-year-old male, was found deceased on September 22, a victim of gun violence. His death was quickly ruled a homicide, prompting an investigation by the Chattanooga Police Department. Friends and acquaintances of Garth remembered him as a devoted churchgoer, a man of faith whose life was unexpectedly cut short.

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  • timesfreepress.com: Devoted churchgoer becomes oldest person killed in Chattanooga in years
  • CPD investigating Central Avenue homicide
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