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Case Description
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On September 20, 2023, a tragic incident occurred at the Walmart Super Center located at 4166 Jimmy Lee Smith Parkway in Hiram, Georgia, resulting in the deaths of 20-year-old Zoey Nicole Messenger and 26-year-old James Wyatt Norton, both residents of Hiram.
The incident happened at approximately 7:30 p.m. when witnesses reported hearing gunshots inside the store. According to Hiram Police Chief Mike Turner, the shooting was not an active shooter situation but rather a "known-to-known" ...Read More
The incident happened at approximately 7:30 p.m. when witnesses reported hearing gunshots inside the store. According to Hiram Police Chief Mike Turner, the shooting was not an active shooter situation but rather a "known-to-known" ...Read More
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Zoey Nicole Messenger
Female
White / Caucasian
Hiram
GA
2023-09-20
20
Zoey
Nicole Messenger
Primary Suspect Deceased
11/14/2025
Forum Posts (2)
I still can't wrap my head around what happened to Zoey and James. I've been following the case sinc... ...Read More
07/07/2024
07/07/2024
I can’t stop thinking about the bravery it must have taken for bystanders like Devani Lopez to rea... ...Read More
10/24/2023
10/24/2023
