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Lionel Edwards, Jr.

Age : 38

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 11/24/2022

Location : 8000 block of South Bay Court

City : Riverdale

County : Clayton

State : Georgia

Agency : Clayton County Police Department; Jonesboro Police Department; Henry County Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Murder-suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 11/24/2022 around 9:35 p.m., Clayton County police responded after a domestic call that originated with Henry County authorities. Officers attempted a welfare check related to a reported domestic dispute and possible kidnapping. Edwards was located by Jonesboro police in a vehicle and fled, leading responders into a cul-de-sac in the 8000 block of South Bay Court in Riverdale. After his vehicle struck a bush and stopped, officers approached and heard multiple gunshots from inside. Responding officers found Edwards’ young daughter in the front seat with multiple gunshot wounds; she was pronounced dead. Edwards suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital, where he later died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/father-daughter-thanksgiving-murder-suicide-shooting-clayton-county
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/father-daughter-domestic-dispute-daughter-shot-thanksging-lionel-edwards/85-cb7bad72-8a78-4095-8488-1684de278fb8
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/clayton-county/father-daughter-dead-apparent-murder-suicide-clayton-county-police-say/J7CTRIIMGRDT3KZ7C6ZT34IYR4/