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Jerrion McKinney entered an Alford plea for the 2020 shooting of Secoriea Turner and was sentenced to 40 years, to serve 20. Co-defendant Julian Conley's trial will start Monday.
A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed at the Villages at Carver apartment complex in Atlanta. Police are investigating, seeking footage and witnesses.
An armed suspect was fatally shot by police at the Atlanta Four Seasons after ignoring commands to drop his weapon. The Georgia Bureau of Investigations is probing the incident.
Eight House of Prayer Christian Churches members in Georgia are indicted for fraud, including bank and wire fraud and false tax returns, exploiting members and U.S. veterans.
A 17-year-old boy was critically injured and later died after a shooting in Atlanta on September 9th. Police are investigating the incident; the victim's identity has not been released.
A former Army soldier was sentenced to life without parole for sexually abusing two children at Fort Stewart, with testimony of additional assaults on minors.
Darrlin Vernard Warner was sentenced to 15 years for drug distribution and firearms charges after pleading guilty, marking a win against drug trafficking in Georgia.
A hit and run in Atlanta resulted in one death, several injuries, and the arrest of suspect Buck Rollins, who faces multiple charges including Homicide by Vehicle.
Theodore S. Hertzberg was appointed the permanent U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia by the district court judges, pending a presidential successor.
Two men were charged with the 2022 murder of a young man on Mount Zion Road SE, Atlanta. Adarian Bean and Khyree Swift face murder and related charges, with ongoing investigations by Atlanta Police.
A 27-year-old man was shot in the chest on Burroughs Avenue SE and taken to the hospital; Atlanta Police's Aggravated Assault Unit is investigating the incident.
Cobb County police investigate a teen brawl at a Waffle House, with no confirmed link to Sprayberry High School.
Veronica Jane Miller, whose remains were found in 1984 near the Chattahoochee River, has been identified by Cobb County Police as a homicide victim after decades.
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