Corey King, 28, was fatally shot in Atlanta, Georgia on August 9, 2023. Born June 30, 1995, to Jackie King and Corey Smith, he was a father to a son, Latrell Lightfoot, and had recently earned his GED while incarcerated. Family remembered him as well-loved and said he hoped to become a truck driver.

He is survived by his mother Jackie King; stepfather Anthony Gooden; brothers Torey Stanford and manman; stepbrother Anthony Gooden III; sisters Tambra Farley and Coreneshia Smith; and stepsisters Iesha Gooden, Quien Gooden, and Ariel Foster. Memorial services were handled by M.D. Walker Funeral Home in Forest Park, Georgia.

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