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Atlanta councilman, candidate robbed outside campaign headquarters

An Atlanta City Council member was  robbed overnight.

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An Atlanta City Council member was  robbed overnight.
By Ellen Eldridge
Oct 1, 2017

A man robbed an Atlanta City Council member and a council candidate Saturday in southwest Atlanta, police said.

Councilman C.T. Martin and council candidate Andrea Boone were leaving her campaign headquarters about 9:44 p.m. Saturday on Lynhurt Drive when a man approached them, demanding money and their car keys, Atlanta police spokesman Carlos Campos said.

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Martin and Boone handed over personal belongings, cash, credit cards and their keys. The gunman drove off in a rented 2016 Chevrolet Malibu, Campos said

No one was injured.

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