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Xavier Bethel

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Mar 02, 2026

Victim Details

Xavier Bethel

Male

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

2026-03-02

16

Xavier

Bethel

07/11/2026

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Xavier Bethel, 16, was killed on March 2, 2026, in South Fulton, just outside Atlanta, after what police described as a fatal shooting on the 5800 block of Harrier Lane. Officers responded to the scene and found him suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead there, turning an ordinary stretch of a residential block into the setting of a sudden and devastating loss. Public reporting in the days that followed identified him by name and age, and memorial reporting linked his death to gu ...
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  • 11Alive.com: South Fulton Police release pictures of 'person of interest' in homicide of 16-year-old
  • South Fulton police seek person of interest, car in 16-year-old’s shooting death
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