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Man Fatally Shot Near Atlanta Elementary School Prompts Brief Lockdown, Changes To Dismissal
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
2
First seen
Oct 28, 3:00 PM EDT
updated Oct 29, 6:05 AM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WANF (Atlanta News First CBS) and WSB-TV (Channel 2 ABC), not yet confirmed.
What Happened
A deadly shooting prompted lockdowns at 3 Atlanta elementary schools while police searched for a suspect, WSB-TV (Channel 2 ABC) reported. WANF (Atlanta News First CBS) reported that the fatal shooting of a man near an Atlanta elementary school led to a brief lockdown and changes to dismissal.
Written by our system from the sources below (2), version 3, Oct 29, 7:01 AM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Deadly shooting forces 3 Atlanta elementary schools on lockdown as police searched for suspect · WSB-TV (Channel 2 ABC)
- Man fatally shot near Atlanta elementary school prompts brief lockdown, changes to dismissal · WANF (Atlanta News First CBS)
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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