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Shinobi Pitts

Case from Savannah, GA dated Aug 21, 2025

Victim Details

Shinobi Pitts

Male

Black / African American

Savannah

GA

2025-08-21

17

Shinobi

Pitts

07/23/2026

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In the late summer of 2025, the life of 17-year-old Shinobi Pitts was tragically cut short. The young man was fatally shot on Thursday, August 21, 2025, near a gazebo just steps from his family's apartment on Pennsylvania Avenue in Savannah, Georgia. His death sent ripples of grief and a call for action throughout his community, which was already mourning the loss of another teenager to gun violence just a day later. The circumstances leading to the shooting were rooted in a past conflict and es ...
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  • WJCL: 'I'm not mad, I'm just hurt': Savannah mother speaks out after teen son's murder
  • Savannah Morning News: Teen arrested in Thursday shooting death of 17-year-old
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    Has anyone else read about the impact this tragedy is having on the local schools in Savannah? I jus... ...Read More
    11/06/2025
    I just feel so devastated for his family, especially his mom, Sophy. I can't even begin to imagine t... ...Read More
    09/24/2025
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