Roosevelt Burns, age 75
Lost to gun violence on April 22, 2016 in Appling, Georgia.
A fifty-year-old man killed five of his relatives before shooting himself.
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News sources:
- Apr 23: USA TODAY: Ga. shooting suspect described as 'ticking time bomb'
- ABC News: Daughter Says Father Made Threats Day Before Fatal Shootings
- Daughter: Suspect in 5 Georgia shooting deaths was ‘ticking...
- WSBTV: Officials: 5 people dead in 2 shootings in Georgia
- The Augusta Chronicle: 5 killed in Appling shootings; suspect confirmed dead
- 6abc Philadelphia: Suspect in Fatal Shooting of 5 Found Dead
- BNO News: 5 dead in Appling, Georgia mass shooting, Wayne Hawes sought
- Gun Violence Archive
Also killed were:
- Lizzy Williams, age 59
- Rheba Mae Dent, age 85
- Shelly Williams, age 62
- Trequilla Aisha “Kelia” Clark, age 30
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