A prominent cardiologist who had hundreds of birds removed from his home last month turned himself in to DeKalb County authorities Friday morning, police said.

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Police said it was one of the worst cases of animal hoarding they have seen.

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The four people were shot in an area off Hank Aaron Drive.

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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