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James West

Case from Augusta, GA dated Dec 03, 2024

Victim Details

James West

Male

Black / African American

Augusta

GA

2024-12-03

73

James

West

07/04/2026

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James Clarence West, a 73-year-old Black man, was killed in Augusta, Georgia, on December 3, 2024, in a daytime shooting that unfolded in the 1500 block of Picquet Avenue near Gordon Street. Deputies were dispatched around 11:22 a.m. after reports of gunfire, and West was found lying in the street. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:43 a.m., turning what began as a neighborhood emergency call into one of Richmond County’s homicide cases in a year already marked by rising violence.
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  • https://www.wrdw.com: Suspect arrested in shooting that left 73-year-old dead in the street
  • 1 dead in Augusta shooting, identity released
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