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Austin Joel Edwards, an 11-year-old boy from Bogue Chitto, Mississippi, tragically lost his life on May 27, 2017, during a horrific spree shooting that claimed the lives of eight people in Lincoln County, Mississippi. The perpetrator, Willie Cory Godbolt, embarked on a violent rampage that began late in the evening and continued into the early hours of the next day. The shootings started at a residence in Bogue Chitto, where Godbolt killed Deputy William Durr, Barbara Mitchell, and Brenda and To ...Read More
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Austin Joel Edwards
Male
Black / African American
Bogue-chitto
MS
2017-05-27
11
Austin
Joel Edwards
11/18/2025
Forum Posts (3)
I’ve been thinking a lot about how Austin Joel Edwards' family must have felt during those long da... ...Read More
07/10/2024
07/10/2024
While reading about the tragedy in Lincoln County, I found myself thinking about the incredible brav... ...Read More
06/03/2024
06/03/2024
In light of everything that happened on that tragic night, I stumbled across something that amazed m... ...Read More
09/18/2023
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