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Police: Gambling May Have Sparked Southwest Atlanta Shooting
POSTED: 1:13 pm EDT July 26,
2008
UPDATED: 1:31 pm EDT July 26,
2008
ATLANTA -- Atlanta police said gambling may have led to a deadly shooting in southwest Atlanta early Saturday morning.Police said 50-year-old Ricky Coverson was fatally wounded in the leg after an argument with another individual.Police said the shooting happened around 6:30 a.m. in the basement of a house in the 1300 block of Plaza Avenue in southwest Atlanta.
SUMMER JACKSON: Another Deadly Shooting In Southwest Atlanta
Authorities said robbery may have been the motive.“At least one witness said the victim told the shooter take whatever you want,” said Atlanta Police Department Lt. Keith Meadows.
SUMMER JACKSON: Another Deadly Shooting In Southwest AtlantaAuthorities said robbery may have been the motive.“At least one witness said the victim told the shooter take whatever you want,” said Atlanta Police Department Lt. Keith Meadows.
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