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Japhila Thomas

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Jul 28, 2010

Victim Details

Japhila Thomas

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

2010-07-28

2010-07-28

32

Japhila

Thomas

No

07/19/2026

1


Area Body Found:

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In the early morning hours of July 28, 2010, the life of 32-year-old Japhila M. Thomas, an African-American male, was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting at the Auburn Place Apartments in Atlanta, Georgia. The incident, which unfolded before 7 a.m. near the Downtown Connector, left a community in mourning and a family searching for answers that have remained elusive for over a decade.

Initial accounts of the shooting painted a conflicting picture of the events that transpired. Okimi ...
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  • Man shot and killed in northeast Atlanta
  • Deadly morning in N.E. Atlanta: Two shot to death, highway worker
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