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Family Highlights CTE Concerns After GSU Dining Attack

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

2

First seen

Oct 18, 5:56 PM EDT

updated Oct 18, 6:47 PM EDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by WAGA (FOX 5 Atlanta) and WSB-TV (Channel 2 ABC), not yet confirmed.

What Happened

The family of the suspect in a GSU cafeteria dining attack has spoken out, citing mental health and highlighting concerns regarding possible CTE, WSB-TV (Channel 2 ABC) and WAGA (FOX 5 Atlanta) reported.

Written by our system from the sources below (2), version 1, Oct 18, 7:20 PM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

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How It Unfolded

Oct 18, 5:59 PM EDT · first source seenOct 18, 7:20 PM EDT · published

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 18, 6:12 PM EDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 18, 7:20 PM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.