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DeKalb IDs man shot, killed by police while wielding machete, chicken

Police say they shot a man carrying a machete and a chicken.
By Steve Burns
April 29, 2016

Authorities have identified the man who was fatally shot by DeKalb police as he wielded a machete-like weapon and a live chicken.

Cin Mung, 34, of Tucker was shot and killed after he attacked an officer during a confrontation Wednesday, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The incident took place in the 3000 block of Green Oaks Circle.

It was DeKalb County’s first fatal officer-involved shooting of 2016.

Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Nelly Miles said a 2 to 3-foot piece of sheet metal fashioned into a machete-like weapon and two knives were found at the scene. The GBI has been asked by DeKalb police to look into the shooting.

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