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Man shot, killed while walking

By Raisa Habersham
July 6, 2016

A man was shot to death Tuesday as he was walking along Old Hapeville Road in Southwest Atlanta, according to Channel 2 Action News.

Quintin Williams, 18, was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Atlanta police spokesman Sgt. Lukasz Sajdak said.

No other details were released. The investigation is ongoing.

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Raisa Habersham is the Intown Atlanta hyperlocal reporter for The Atlanta-Journal Constitution.

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