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Lamon Free

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Jul 02, 2024

Victim Details

Lamon Free

Male

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

2024-07-02

Yes

$50,000

14

Lamon

Free

07/21/2026

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In what should have been a celebration of new teenage years, 13-year-old Lamon Freeman’s life was tragically cut short in a hail of gunfire just 30 minutes into his birthday. On July 2, 2024, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Lamon, a male, was hanging out with friends on the steps of a building at the West End Apartments in Atlanta’s Oakland City neighborhood when the shooting occurred. He died at the scene. Also killed in the shooting was his 13-year-old best friend, Jakody Davis. A third boy, ...
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  • WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta: 2 young brothers went to a birthday party. Now, 1 is dead and 1 is critically injured
  • FOX 5 Atlanta: Two 13-year-old boys killed, 11-year-old hospitalized in Oakland City shooting; $10K reward offered
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