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Rafeeq Badee

Case from Decatur, GA dated Nov 30, 2024

Victim Details

Rafeeq Badee

Male

Black / African American

Decatur

GA

2024-11-30

31

Rafeeq

Badee

06/25/2026

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Killing of Lyft driver Rafeeq Badee in DeKalb County

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In the evening hours of November 30, a 31-year-old man by the name of Rafeeq Badee was working as a Lyft driver in Decatur, Georgia, when his life was tragically cut short. Badee, who often drove for the rideshare company before or after his security job in Atlanta, had just activated his Lyft app. Around 7:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the Parkway Grand Apartment Complex on Woodberry Place, witnesses reported hearing the sound of gunshots, followed by a man's scream. When DeKalb County police o ...
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  • WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta: Man arrested in DeKalb Lyft driver’s murder; police say more arrests are coming
  • 11Alive.com: Mother demands justice for son, Lyft driver killed in DeKalb County
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