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Recent lottery winner killed in Fitzgerald home invasion

Craigory Burch Jr. won $434,272 in November 2015 off a Quik Pik ticket at H&R Food Mart in Warner Robins.
Craigory Burch Jr. won $434,272 in November 2015 off a Quik Pik ticket at H&R Food Mart in Warner Robins. Courtesy of Georgia Lottery Corp.

Craigory Burch Jr., who won $434,272 in the Fantasy 5 lottery drawing in November, was shot and killed overnight in a home invasion, according to WALB on Thursday.

No arrests have been made.

WALB reported that Burch, a forklift driver, used a portion of his winnings to purchase Christmas presents for people in need.

He had bought the winning ticket at H & R Food Mart at 1507 Watson Blvd. in Warner Robins.

This story was originally published January 21, 2016 at 2:55 PM with the headline "Recent lottery winner killed in Fitzgerald home invasion."

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