In the quiet town of Thomaston, Georgia, the life of Michael Gates, a 27-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short on the night of December 1, 2020. What began as a home invasion at his Wellington Place apartment escalated into a fatal encounter that would leave his family and community demanding justice.
On that Tuesday evening, at approximately 10:22 p.m., two armed men broke into Gates's residence with the intent to rob him. During the commission of the crime, Gates was shot. Emerge
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