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Atlanta police shootout: Chief to speak

By Rodney Thrash
May 1, 2015

Police Chief George Turner is scheduled to discuss the fatal shooting at a 2:30 p.m. press conference, Lyon said.

Follow this blog and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Twitter feed for live updates. You can also watch a live stream of the press conference here .

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Rodney Thrash is the morning breaking news coach for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has been with the paper since November 2013.

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