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5 Inmates Charged With Murder In DeKalb County Jail Death, Sheriff’s Office Says
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
4
First seen
Oct 8, 3:17 PM EDT
updated Oct 8, 4:18 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WANF (Atlanta News First CBS), WAGA (FOX 5 Atlanta) and 2 others, not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
5 inmates charged with murder following DeKalb jail death · WAGA (FOX 5 Atlanta)Oct 8, 3:17 PM EDT
GBI charges 5 inmates in connection with death at DeKalb County Jail · WXIA (11Alive NBC)Oct 8, 3:40 PM EDT
5 inmates charged in DeKalb jail death · WSB-TV (Channel 2 ABC)Oct 8, 4:18 PM EDT
5 inmates charged with murder in DeKalb County Jail death, sheriff’s office says · WANF (Atlanta News First CBS)Oct 8, 11:43 PM EDT
How It Unfolded
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How We Decided
Oct 8, 4:43 PM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.