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Calvin McDowell

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Apr 13, 2023

Victim Details

Calvin McDowell

Male

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

2023-04-13

19

Calvin

McDowell

Yes

07/25/2026

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In the early moments of a Thursday morning, the life of 19-year-old Calvin McDowell was tragically cut short. Just after midnight on April 13, 2023, Atlanta police responded to a call of shots fired in the area of Woodland Avenue in the southeastern part of the city. Upon their arrival, they discovered the young man in the driveway of a residence, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene, where investigators would later place dozens of evidence markers, stretch ...
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    I’m utterly saddened by the senseless loss of Calvin "K5" McDowell. I don’t know how his family ... ...Read More
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