Man shot to death just after coming to Jonesboro


The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 07/07/08

An Alabama man who came to Georgia on Sunday for a job was shot to death in his cousin's yard the same afternoon, Clayton County police said.

Christian A. Miranda-Giron, 23, of Oneonta, Ala., was found shot to death in his cousin's yard on Madison Court in Jonesboro, Officer Tim Owens said. Witnesses told police they heard one shot and saw a gray car driving away.

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The victim's cousins told police he just arrived in Jonesboro Sunday afternoon to start a job in Buford. Witnesses said the victim put down his belongings inside the house and walked outside. A few minutes later, he was shot, police said.

No arrests have been made.

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