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Austin Joel Edwards

Case from Bogue-chitto, MS dated May 27, 2017

Victim Details

Austin Joel Edwards

Male

Black / African American

Bogue-chitto

MS

2017-05-27

11

Austin

Joel Edwards

07/07/2026

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Austin Joel Edwards, an 11-year-old male, tragically lost his life on Sunday, May 28, 2017, in what has been described as a devastating shooting spree in Bogue Chitto and Brookhaven, Mississippi. The young boy was a sixth-grade student at Lipsey Middle School at the time of his death. His funeral services were held on Saturday, June 3, 2017, at Alexander Junior High School Auditorium in Brookhaven, and he was laid to rest at New Zion-Norfield Cemetery in Bogue Chitto.

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  • 2017 Mississippi shootings - Wikipedia
  • WJTV News 12: Learning more about the 8 victims killed in Lincoln County shooting spree
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