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Atlanta police seeking suspects after dog theft turns into murder

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ATLANTA, GA – Authorities in Georgia are offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of suspects involved in a fatal robbery on Monday evening. The incident, which resulted in the death of 44-year-old Samuel “JR” Harris and the theft of his dog, occurred in southwest Atlanta. According to the Atlanta Police Department, Harris was walking his dog, Tequilla, near Mitchell Street SW and Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard SW around 8 p.m. when he …

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Woman shot dead at McDonald’s

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ATLANTA, GA – A woman was shot and killed outside a well-known local fast-food chain in Atlanta, shaking the community on Wednesday afternoon. The incident took place near the West End neighborhood of Atlanta around 3:30 p.m. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office released the victim’s identity as Tamanika Woods, a 30-year-old woman. Officials at the scene found Woods with gunshot wounds near a McDonald’s located on the 1100 block of Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard …

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Man arrested for kidnapping and murdering a 4-year-old boy

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ATLANTA, GA – The Atlanta Police Department has apprehended a suspect who was connected to the murder and abduction of a 4-year-old boy that took place earlier in December. Rodney McWeay was arrested on December 21 for his alleged involvement in the week-old incident. Police officers received a distress call on December 11, reporting an unresponsive child from a property on Renfrew Court SW. Upon arrival, they discovered a lifeless boy who was not breathing. …

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Teenage boy shot at gas station

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ATLANTA, GA – A violent incident at a Texaco gas station in Atlanta’s southwest region left a teenager critically wounded late last night. The event took place just before midnight near the crossroads of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Peyton Place. According to details from the Atlanta Police Department, the 17-year-old victim received a gunshot wound in his abdomen. The current line of investigation indicates that the teenager may have intended to steal a …

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Shooting near Georgia State University injures four, including students

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ATLANTA, GA – Four individuals were shot in the vicinity of Georgia State University’s campus in the early hours of Sunday morning, as reported by the Atlanta Police. University officials have confirmed that two of the victims are students enrolled at the institution. The incident occurred at approximately 5 a.m. on John Wesley Dobbs Avenue, near a RaceTrac gas station. Notably, this location has witnessed multiple shootings over the past year, including a fatal shooting …

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Atlanta grandma killed in senseless shooting while holding her grandchild

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ATLANTA, GA – Fatal gunfire struck a quiet neighborhood in southwest Atlanta when a 57-year-old grandmother, Andrea Brown, lost her life in a senseless shooting inside her home. Atlanta Police responded to the incident on Highview Road at approximately 5 a.m. on Tuesday. Shockingly, the house was occupied by four to five individuals at the time, including children as young as three months old. According to Atlanta Police, while the house was seemingly targeted, Andrea …

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Two stabbed at Atlanta area airport including officer

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ATLANTA, GA – Two individuals, one of whom was an on-duty police officer, sustained injuries in a stabbing incident at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on a recent Wednesday afternoon. The incident began when a female, armed with a knife, was spotted outside the airport’s security area. As she made her way toward the south terminal, the woman reportedly attacked a male traveler. Upon intervention by Atlanta Police Department (APD) officers, she also managed to injure …

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Valet killed trying to stop car theft

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ATLANTA, GA – Atlanta authorities have issued arrest warrants related to the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old valet, Harrison Olvey, in the city’s Buckhead district over the weekend. Olvey was fatally shot around 1:40 a.m. on Sunday while on duty at a nightclub on Piedmont Road Northeast. He was attempting to prevent a car burglary when he was shot, according to Atlanta police. He succumbed to his injuries shortly after at Grady Memorial Hospital. Olvey, …

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Five teens killed when car plunges off interstate ramp

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ATLANTA, GA – A tragic accident occurred on Labor Day near Atlanta, when a vehicle plummeted from an elevated ramp onto Interstate 85, resulting in the death of five teenagers and injuries to three others. The Gwinnett County authorities reported that the distress call came in just before 4 a.m., indicating that a vehicle had plunged “over the wall of the raised ramp” and landed on I-85 near Pleasant Hill Rd in Duluth, Georgia. The …

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Inmate stabbed to death at Atlanta jail, several more injured

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A prisoner was fatally stabbed and several others were injured due to a series of violent incidents at Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia. The facility has been under scrutiny due to allegations of unsafe conditions and excessive use of force. This latest incident raises further concerns about the state of the jail and the treatment of detainees. According to Natalie Ammons, spokesperson for the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, multiple stabbings occurred at the jail …

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