2 shot in northwest Atlanta; police surround possible barricaded suspects
Atlanta police have surrounded a Vine City property with possible barricaded suspects inside after a man and a woman were shot on Friday night.
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Child, man wounded in shooting
Atlanta police say a child and a man were taken to a hospital after a shooting Friday night. Police said they found several shell casings at the scene. Investigators believe several people were shooting in the area. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Offi...
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2 hospitalized in shooting, suspects believed in home
Atlanta police said officers are investigating a shooting Friday night that sent two people to the hospital. Police say they believe the suspects are still at the home where the shooting took police. A Channel 2 photographer is on the way to the scene. Watch for more on WSB Tonig...
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Witness finds shooting victim in road
Police in Clayton County said a man was found shot in the road Friday night. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Officers responded to the intersection of Pernell Drive and Stillman Court. There, they learned the victim was with several people in the area ...
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‘I lost my everything’: Sister mourns teenage brothers killed near Gwinnett County home
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Two teenage brothers were shot and killed Wednesday night near their family home in Gwinnett County, and a 19-year-old has been charged with their murders, police said. “They were babies. They were kids, you know?” sister Teaja Ellebb said. “I ...
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A homecoming: Salem High football team plays first game after traumatic bus wreck
Two weeks after a school bus carrying Salem High School football players overturned, the Seminoles were back on the field. High school football team celebrates homecoming 2 weeks after bus wreck. How they’re recovering, LIVE on WSB Tonight at 11 p.m. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News a...
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Bottoms announces transition team as ascendent Georgia Democrats prepare to run state government
Governor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms didn’t have long to celebrate Tuesday’s historic win. The former Atlanta mayor became the first Georgia Democrat to be elected governor in decades, winning by more than 8 percentage points, and the first Black woman elected governor in the nati...
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2 shot in Vine City, suspects possibly barricaded in home, Atlanta police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Suspects are possibly barricaded in a home after two people were shot in Atlanta’s Vine City neighborhood on Friday night, according to police. Shortly before 7:30 p.m., Atlanta police heard multiple shots fired in the area of Foundry Street NW...
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First Alert Forecast: Gorgeous Fall Weekend Ahead
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A cold front has moved through North Georgia, and it’s going to feel more like fall this weekend. Saturday: Still a Bit Breezy Saturday is going to start off with some lingering wind from the system moving out. You might still feel some gusty c...
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All I-75/85 north and south lanes closed due to police activity
All northbound lanes of Interstate 75/85 are shut down at North Avenue due to police activity Friday night, triggering major traffic delays through Atlanta....
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Man, child shot near southwest Atlanta apartments, police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man and a child were shot near southwest Atlanta apartments on Friday night, according to police. A spokesperson for the Atlanta Police Department said the victims were shot near 1371 Kimberly Way SW, which is in the Ashley Cascade complex. B...
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Man, juvenile shot at southwest Atlanta apartment complex, police say
A man and a juvenile were taken to the hospital Friday night after being shot at a southwest Atlanta apartment complex, according to police.
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2 women injured by stray gunfire from shootout near southwest Atlanta apartments, police say
Editor’s note: The video above is from previous coverage. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a shootout that injured two women at a southwest Atlanta apartment complex on Thursday afternoon, according to police. The two wome...