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Carl Lamar Atkins III

Case from Kalamazoo, MI dated Jun 24, 2021

Victim Details

Carl Lamar Atkins, III

Male

Black / African American

Kalamazoo

MI

2021-06-24

9

Carl

Lamar Atkins III

06/23/2026

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In the summer of 2021, the community of Kalamazoo, Michigan, was shaken by the tragic death of Carl Lamar Atkins III, a 9-year-old African American boy. On the evening of June 24, 2021, he was fatally wounded in a shooting that occurred in the city's Edison neighborhood. First responders and law enforcement arrived at the scene to find the young boy suffering from a gunshot wound. He was rushed to a local hospital for emergency medical treatment, but tragically, he did not survive his injuries. ...
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  • WXMI: Police identify 9-year-old shot, killed in Kalamazoo
  • WWMTCW: Police identify 9-year-old Kalamazoo boy shot and killed in Edison neighborhood
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