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A heavy police response sent Norcross High into lockdown Monday after reports of an armed person; officials later issued an all‑clear.
Damarian M. Jones, 17, was arrested by U.S. Marshals in metro Atlanta in connection with an April 19 shooting that wounded five near the University of Iowa.
A 26-year-old man wanted in a November downtown Atlanta killing was arrested after a Newton County barricade, police say.
A man was found fatally stabbed near Whitehall Street Southwest early Monday. Atlanta police say the homicide investigation is ongoing and have asked for tips.
A fire at a mixed-use complex on Peachtree Boulevard closed the Peachtree/Clairmont intersection Sunday evening. DeKalb firefighters are on scene and the cause remains under review.
A 34-year-old woman was killed Sunday at a Chateau Terrace apartment in Athens; police say a 52-year-old man was arrested on felony murder and weapons charges.
A rooftop blaze at The Keswick Apartments in Chamblee sent firefighters to the scene Sunday; residents were evacuated and no injuries were reported.
A man was shot in the shoulder Sunday at a private Southwest Atlanta event; he walked into Grady Memorial Hospital and police are seeking a suspect.
A 68-year-old man was arrested after police say he stabbed a neighbor in the head on Bonaventure Avenue NE. The victim was taken to a hospital and is in stable condition.
An Atlanta man was shot in the arm early Sunday on Moreland Avenue SW; police say his alleged girlfriend fled in a white Dodge Charger.
An early‑morning exchange of gunfire in Southwest Atlanta left one man hospitalized while police canvassed the neighborhood for witnesses and evidence.
A dashcam captured a stolen U-Haul flipping in Paulding County after a chase through Cobb County; deputies arrested the driver and say drugs were found in the truck.
A man is in critical condition after being shot early Saturday near a Stonecrest gas station. DeKalb County police say he went to call 911 and was rushed to the hospital.
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