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Cobb County Jail Inmate Dies After Medical Episode, Sheriff’s Office Says
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
2
First seen
Oct 6, 2:37 PM EDT
updated Oct 6, 2:57 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WANF (Atlanta News First CBS) and WXIA (11Alive NBC), not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Cobb County jail inmate dies after medical episode, sheriff’s office says · WANF (Atlanta News First CBS)Oct 6, 2:37 PM EDT
42-year-old Cobb County detainee dies in custody, sheriff's office says · WXIA (11Alive NBC)Oct 6, 2:57 PM EDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
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How We Decided
Oct 6, 3:44 PM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.