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Suspect dead in Midtown fatal shooting

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Thursday, November 21st, 2013, 5:18am
Suspect dead in Midtown fatal shooting

ATLANTA -- Atlanta police have confirmed that the suspect in a fatal shooting in Midtown was found dead in his Clayton County home at around 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Authorities said the man appears to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. 

The suspect was wanted in connection with a shooting that occurred Wednesday morning. 

Police said 47-year-old Bridgette Holt was found shot around 6:45 a.m at Norfolk Southern on Peachtree Street between 14th and 15th streets.

Atlanta Police Officer Kim Jones said Holt, a Norfolk Southern employee, was arriving at work when a male coworker approached her, spoke with her briefly and then shot her several times.

Holt lived in Hampton until about a month ago, when she moved to Kennesaw. Neighbor Eulonda Harris said Holt moved to Kennesaw after her home in Hampton was burglarized.

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2 killed in Henry County wreck

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Monday, November 11th, 2013, 10:36am
2 killed in Henry County wreck

MCDONOUGH, Ga. -- Two people were killed and a third faces charges in an accident in Henry County over the weekend.

The wreck happened at around 3:30 a.m. Sunday on Highway 81 near Sowell Road in McDonough.

Henry County Police Sgt. Joey Smith said a Jeep Grand Cherokee was rear-ended while waiting for other cars to turn into a parking lot.

The force of the crash pushed the Jeep into oncoming traffic, where it was hit by a Chrysler Town & Country.

The driver of the Jeep, 20-year-old Michael Jacob Smith, was killed, as was his passenger, 21-year-old Chandler Nicole Ellenburg.

The Chrysler driver was taken to Atlanta Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

Sgt. Smith said the driver of the car that rear-ended the Jeep will be charged with following too closely and two counts of second-degree vehicular homicide. The driver's name was not released.

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Cheddar's employees accused of trying to rob restaurant

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Tuesday, October 15th, 2013, 9:46am
Cheddar's employees accused of trying to rob restaurant

MCDONOUGH, Ga. -- Henry County police have arrested two men who they believe were planning to rob a McDonough restaurant.

Both men are employees of Cheddar's Casual Café on Jonesboro Road and were plotting to steal from the restaurant, according to Henry County Police Sgt. Joey Smith.

Michael Pierre Henson II, 33, and 24-year-old Dewayne Ivory were arrested last Friday.

Smith said Henson and Ivory are accused of surveilling the inside and outside of the restaurant to prepare for a robbery. Police received a tip about the planned crime.

Both men are accused of criminal attempt to commit a felony and are being held in the Henry County Jail.

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2 women shoplift at Stockbridge Walmart

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Wednesday, September 11th, 2013, 7:44am
2 women shoplift at Stockbridge Walmart

STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. -- Henry County Police are working to identify two women who was caught on video trying to shoplift at Walmart.

The incident happened July 15 shortly before 10:30 p.m. at the store on North Henry Boulevard in Stockbridge.

Henry County Police Sgt. Joey Smith said surveillance cameras in the store captured the suspects loading up two carts with $875 worth of merchandise.

One of the suspects was stopped by Walmart loss prevention officers while trying to push her cart out of the store without paying for the items. Smith said the women drove off in a grey Isuzu Rodeo with no tag.

Anyone who can identify the suspects from the video is asked to call Henry County Police at 770-288-8494.

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Thieves steal batteries out of school buses

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Tuesday, August 20th, 2013, 11:43am
Thieves steal batteries out of school buses

HENRY COUNTY, Ga. -- Henry County Police are looking for two men accused of stealing the batteries out of more than 20 school buses.

The suspects have taken 38 batteries from 21 buses at six schools, mostly in the northern and central parts of the county, since early August.

Henry County Schools spokesman J.D. Hardin said one battery was even stolen from a bus that was parked in its driver's driveway.

Together, the stolen batteries are valued at about $5,000.

"Our bus drivers are up early in the morning to start their routes but get delayed when they find their bus will not start because of a stolen battery," Henry County Schools transportation director Cliff Shearouse said in a statement.

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Missing man found beaten in woods, suspect arrested

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Thursday, August 8th, 2013, 10:18am
Missing man found beaten in woods, suspect arrested

MCDONOUGH, Ga. -- A McDonough man has been charged with beating up an acquaintance and leaving him in the woods.

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The victim, 20-year-old Christian James, was reported missing Tuesday evening by his mother. His car was found on a dirt part of Elliott Road in McDonough on Wednesday, and James was found beaten in a wooded area nearby.

Henry County Police Sgt. Joey Smith said James met up with acquaintances, including 23-year-old Cody Parrott, at around midnight Monday. The two got into an argument, and Parrott allegedly beat James unconscious, then drove him to Elliott Road and left him and the car there.

James was discovered by a police sergeant who had joined the search for him, Smith said.

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Would-be ATM thieves drive truck into CVS

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Tuesday, July 30th, 2013, 11:17pm
Would-be ATM thieves drive truck into CVS

MCDONOUGH, Ga. -- At least two suspects unsuccessfully tried to steal an ATM from a Henry County pharmacy early Monday.

The attempted burglary happened at around 3:45 a.m. at the CVS on Highway 20 West in McDonough.

Henry County Police Sgt. Joey Smith said the suspects drove a blue and white Dodge Ram pickup truck with an extended cab into the front door of the store.

Surveillance cameras captured vivid images of the truck crashing through the doors and then driving in and out of the store several times. The suspects ultimately drive away without taking anything.

Anyone with information in this case is asked to call Henry County Police at 770-288-8306.

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