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Kenneth Anthony Payton

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Mar 28, 2023

Victim Details

Kenneth Anthony Payton

Male

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

2023-03-28

20

Kenneth

Anthony Payton

07/25/2026

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In the spring of 2023, the life of 20-year-old Kenneth Anthony Payton was cut short by an act of gun violence in Atlanta, Georgia. On Tuesday, March 28, 2023, Payton was fatally shot. The incident took place in South Fulton, a city within the Atlanta metropolitan area.

The South Fulton Police Department launched a homicide investigation into the shooting. Nearly a year later, in January 2024, authorities publicly identified a person of interest in a homicide that occurred on the same day ...
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  • Person of interest wanted in 2023 South Fulton homicide investigation
  • FOX 5 Atlanta: Police searching for person of interest in 2023 South Fulton homicide
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