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Keith Coates

Case from Augusta, GA dated May 13, 2023

Victim Details

Keith Coates

Male

White / Caucasian

Augusta

GA

2023-05-13

30

Keith

Coates

Yes

07/07/2026

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In the spring of 2023, a violent clash between rival motorcycle clubs in Augusta, Georgia, resulted in the death of 30-year-old Keith Davis Coates. On the evening of Saturday, May 13th, gunfire erupted in the 100 block of Sandbar Ferry Road, the culmination of a dispute between the Thug Riders and the Outkasts motorcycle clubs. Coates, a resident of Valdosta, Georgia, was shot and pronounced dead at the scene. Another man, 51-year-old Germayne Farrell of Daytona Beach, Florida, also lost his lif ...
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  • https://www.wrdw.com: New details in deadly weekend shooting on Sand Bar Ferry
  • https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/news/crime/2023/05/15/downtown-augusta-ga-shooting-targeted-attack-revenge-thug-rider-club/70218806007/
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    I've been following the case of Keith Davis Coates, and while there’s so much to discuss, I can't ... ...Read More
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    It's so tragic to hear about the loss of Keith Coates amidst this chaos in Augusta. I've been thinki... ...Read More
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