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Outside the 'South': Georgia lottery winner shot dead during home invasion

By Erin Edgemon on January 21, 2016 at 11:38 AM

Craigory Burch Jr.Erin Edgemon | eedgemon@al.com

A Georgia man who won nearly $500,000 in the lottery in November was fatally shot Thursday night in a home invasion robbery.

Craigory Burch Jr., 20, a forklift operator, won $434,272 in the Fantasy 5 jackpot.

WALB reported Burch's girlfriend was also at the residence during the home invasion. She ran for help, but Burch died before police responded.

WSB-TV reported Burch used some of his lottery winnings to buy Christmas gifts for the needy.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the homicide.


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