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Man Shot In Southwest Atlanta, Police Say
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
4
First seen
Oct 26, 4:21 PM EDT
updated Oct 28, 11:16 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WANF (Atlanta News First CBS), WXIA (11Alive NBC) and 2 others, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
A man was found shot at a southwest Atlanta gas station as police investigated 1 person shot in the city, WANF and WSB-TV reported. In a separate incident, 1 person died and 1 was detained following a shooting on Cleveland Avenue in southeast Atlanta, according to WAGA and WXIA.
Written by our system from the sources below (4), version 2, Oct 29, 12:00 AM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Man found shot at southwest Atlanta gas station, police say · WANF (Atlanta News First CBS)
- Police investigate 1 person shot in Atlanta · WSB-TV (Channel 2 ABC)
- 1 dead, 1 detained in southeast Atlanta shooting · WAGA (FOX 5 Atlanta)
- 1 dead, 1 detained after shooting on Cleveland Avenue, Atlanta Police say · WXIA (11Alive NBC)
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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