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Atlanta FBI official’s death linked to work at 9/11 scene

FBI Atlanta Division Special Agent in Charge David LeValley speaks at a news conference as the City of Atlanta and its local, state and federal partners join to discuss public safety and emergency preparedness plans at the Atlanta Public Safety Headquarters, leading up to the College Football Playoff National Championship to be held on January 8. (John Amis)
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May 30, 2018

The special agent in charge of the FBI’s Atlanta office died earlier Saturday due to complications from his work responding at the World Trade Center on 9/11, the FBI said.

David J. LeValley (The Federal Bureau of Investigation)

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David J. LeValley served in Atlanta since November 2016, and he had been a special agent with the FBI since 1996, according to an FBI press release.

Following the 9/11 attacks at the World Trade Center, he spent several weeks exposed to many contaminants, the release said.

The FBI said a viewing will be held for LeValley on Thursday from 3 to 8 p.m. at Fellowship Bible Church in Roswell.

A memorial service will be held 10 a.m. Friday at Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church in Johns Creek, the FBI said. He’ll be buried at Quantico National Cemetery at a later date.

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