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Woman dies from blunt force trauma to head in SW Atlanta; suspect sought

Police are investigating a homicide Tuesday night in southwest Atlanta.

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Police are investigating a homicide Tuesday night in southwest Atlanta.
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Oct 30, 2019

Homicide detectives are investigating a woman’s death in southwest Atlanta on Tuesday.

Officers responded to a home in the 1700 block of Willis Mill Road just before 6 p.m. to find the woman, who died from blunt force trauma to the head, Atlanta police spokeswoman TaSheena Brown said. Her body was found on the kitchen floor by her brother-in-law.

Brown said the victim may have known her killer and this could be a domestic-related incident. No other information on the suspect has been released.

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