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Police: Man shoots duo he says robbed him

Police are investigating a shooting Sunday morning.
Police are investigating a shooting Sunday morning.
By Christian Boone
July 23, 2017

Two men were shot early Sunday morning by a man who says he was robbed by the duo earlier in the evening.

Lee Williams, 36, was still at 3657 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive when police arrived. He was detained without incident and taken to Fulton County Jail, where he was charged with aggravated assault, Atlanta police said.

The two unidentified men allegedly shot by Williams were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in stable condition. Police said they are looking into Williams’ robbery allegations; one of the victims has already been charged with carrying a concealed weapon.

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A native Atlantan, Boone joined the AJC staff in 2007. He quickly carved out a niche covering crime stories, assuming the public safety beat in 2014. He's covered some of the biggest trials this decade, from Hemy Neuman to Ross Harris to Chip Olsen, the latter of which was featured on Season 7 of the AJC's award-winning "Breakdown" podcast.

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