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UPDATE: 1 killed after car crashes into Pier 1 Imports store in Alpharetta

The store is near near North Point Mall in Alpharetta.
The store is near near North Point Mall in Alpharetta.
By Breaking News Staff
Jan 26, 2019

Alpharetta police are investigating a fatal crash at Pier 1 Imports near North Point Mall, officials said.

The vehicle crashed into the store in the 6000 block of North Point Parkway around 10:30 a.m. Friday, according to Sgt. Howard Miller.

The victim was identified Saturday as Howard Ray Gibson Jr., 53, of Sandy Springs.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

In other news:

Hasher Taheb has been in federal custody since the FBI searched his Forsyth County home last week.

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