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2 gunmen at large after deadly double shooting at College Park hotel

Ipalibo Wariboko, 32, and Reginald Sellers, 29, were found dead inside a hotel room in College Park early Thursday morning.
Ipalibo Wariboko, 32, and Reginald Sellers, 29, were found dead inside a hotel room in College Park early Thursday morning.
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Sept 3, 2021

Two unidentified gunmen are at large after two men were killed in a shooting inside a College Park hotel room early Thursday morning, police said.

Authorities were called to a Red Roof Plus and Suites on Old National Parkway around 2 a.m. and found two men fatally shot, police spokesman Maj. Lance Patterson said. The victims were identified by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office as 32-year-old Ipalibo Wariboko and 29-year-old Reginald Sellers.

The preliminary investigation revealed that the incident was the result of an armed robbery involving suspected narcotics, Patterson said.

The gunmen were seen entering the hotel room and fleeing after the shooting, according to Patterson.

Anyone with information about the double shooting or the suspected gunmen is asked to contact College Park police at 404-761-3131. Information can be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers by calling 404-577-8477, texting information to 274637 or visiting the Crime Stoppers website.

— Please return to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for updates.

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