Toombs County GaArchives News.....Murder Charges Brought After Saturday Deaths July 6, 1972
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The Lyons Progress Front Page July 6, 1972
                  Murder Charges Brought After Saturday Deaths
 Murder warrants have been sworn out for two Vidalians following a gunfight 
late Saturday afternoon that left three dead in a pool of blood and two 
wounded.
 Killed in the 5pm fracas were Troy Foskey of Lyons and Mitchell Boone and his 
brother, Thomas Boone, both of Route 2, Uvalda. Wounded during the exchange of 
at least nine .38 caliber and three .25 caliber rounds were Alfred Graham and 
Horace Barfield.
 The shooting occurred at a bar-poolroom where a fish market was once located, 
adjacent to J. D.'s Mini Market, owned by Marcus Luke on NE Broad Street. It 
is one block from the heart of the city, almost directly in front of the city 
hall.
  Officers said the shooting began after a fight erupted between Graham and 
one of the Boone brothers. Other customers were in the room, but fled when the 
shooting began. The three dead men were shot in a pool of blood at the end of 
the small bar near the rear of the room.
 Graham and Barfield are contained in the Toombs County jail, pending a 
hearing. They suffered wounds in the shoulder and face but were treated at 
Meadows Memorial and dismissed.
 Murder warrants were brought against Barfield and Graham by Mrs. Martha 
Whitaker, mother of Mitchell Boone and by Linda Joyce Boone, wife of Mitchell.
 Some 12 hours after the shooting, fireman were called to quench a blaze at 
the rear of the building which the fire marshall's office said was 
deliberately set. It was the second such call at the same place in three weeks 
and the third case of arson within the past month. Last month, Thompson's 
Grocery, on the same street, was burned out by fire.
 Several people have been arrested in connection with Thompson's fire and 
burglary.

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