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Michael Garth

Case from Columbus, MS dated Dec 22, 2017

Victim Details

Michael Garth

Male

Black / African American

Columbus

MS

2017-12-22

27

Michael

Garth

07/11/2026

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In the early morning hours of December 22, 2017, a Christmas party for Zaxby's employees in Columbus, Mississippi, took a tragic turn, ending in the death of 27-year-old Michael Garth. The male victim was found with gunshot wounds outside the Motel 6 on Highway 45 shortly after midnight and died at the scene. His body was later sent to Pearl for an autopsy.

Witnesses at the party reported that another attendee, Johnathan Lee Majors II, had been aggressive and was 'picking at Michael all n ...
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  • Defendant pleads guilty in Motel 6 murder - The Dispatch
  • Michael Garth, age 27 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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