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Royal Clark

Case from Marietta, GA dated Sep 05, 2023

Victim Details

Royal Clark

Male

Black / African American

Marietta

GA

2023-09-05

1

Royal

Clark

Yes

06/21/2026

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In a tragic turn of events on a Tuesday evening in Marietta, Georgia, a young male child named Royal Seven Clark, who was just shy of his second birthday, lost his life. On September 5, 2023, the one-year-old was at the Walton Ridge Apartment Homes when he came across a loaded firearm that had been left accessible. The toddler accidentally shot himself in the head. Emergency services, including the Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services and the Cobb County Police Department, responded to the scen ...
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  • 11Alive.com: 1-year-old dies after finding loaded gun, Cobb County man facing charges: police
  • 1-year-old shot, killed at Marietta apartment complex, police say
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