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Jaylen McGruder

Case from Woodbury, GA dated Mar 31, 2024

Victim Details

Jaylen McGruder

Male

Black / African American

Woodbury

GA

2024-03-31

22

Jaylen

McGruder

07/24/2026

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On the evening of Sunday, March 31, 2024, a gathering believed to be Easter-related was taking place in a parking lot behind a liquor store on Highway 85 in Woodbury, Georgia. A large crowd of people, estimated to be a couple hundred, were present when a fight suddenly erupted. In the chaos that ensued, several individuals began shooting at each other multiple times. During the altercation, Jaylen Jamal McGruder, a 22-year-old male from nearby Pine Mountain, was struck by a gunshot to the chest. ...
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  • Valdosta Today: GBI seeks information in Georgia liquor store shooting death
  • FOX 5 Atlanta: Man killed at gathering in Meriwether County identified
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    Wow, I'm just at a loss for what Jaylen's loved ones must be going through right now. Reading about ... ...Read More
    10/14/2024
    Has anyone else been following the case of Jaylen Jamal McGruder's tragic death at the Easter Day Ha... ...Read More
    07/21/2024
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