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Both men fatally shot in SE Atlanta park ID’d

Two men were found dead in Chosewood Park on Tuesday. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)
Two men were found dead in Chosewood Park on Tuesday. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)
By Steve Burns and Lauren Foreman
April 26, 2017

Police are investigating the shooting deaths of two men in a southeast Atlanta park.

The bodies were found in Chosewood Park on Nolan Street near a car that police believe belonged to one of the victims.

On Wednesday, the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office identified one of the victims as Kerry Barber, 20, of Union City. The other victim was identified as Marquis Horton, 20, of Atlanta.

Other details were not released.

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Police say a man, who was speeding, lost control of his car, went airborne and ended up landing in the restaurant.

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