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Man killed during home robbery in NW Atlanta identified

By Tammy Joyner
Jan 24, 2016

Authorities have identified a man found shot to death in an Atlanta home late Friday.

The dead man is 27-year-old Anthony Chalmers of Atlanta, Mark Guilbeaux, an investigator in the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office said Sunday.

Chalmers was among three people found shot at a home in the 300 block of Lanier Street NW. Police, who arrived at the home around 10:20 p.m. Friday, described the case as a potential home robbery.

Chalmers was found dead on the kitchen floor with multiple gunshot wounds. The other victims were found shot inside the home and on the front porch. Both were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in critical condition. Their conditions were unknown Sunday.

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Tammy Joyner covers local government in Clayton, Fayette and Henry counties.

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