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Man found shot to death across street from Atlanta school
By David Markiewicz
Oct 24, 2015Atlanta police continue to investigate a fatal shooting that led to the temporary lockdown of nearby Gideons Elementary School on Friday.
Rodney Stafford, 25, of Atlanta died, the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office said.
Police arrived at the intersection of Mary and Welch streets in southwest Atlanta about 9:30 a.m. after getting a report of shots fired, Officer Ralph Woolfolk said.
“Upon arrival,” he told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “officers observed an adult male on the sidewalk who appeared to be unresponsive.”
Stafford suffered at least one gunshot wound, Woolfolk said.
