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Woman found dead from gunshot wound in SW Atlanta industrial area

Officers were called to the 900 block of Cox Avenue, where they found a woman who had been fatally shot, according to Atlanta police.
Officers were called to the 900 block of Cox Avenue, where they found a woman who had been fatally shot, according to Atlanta police.
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Updated Dec 12, 2023

A woman was found dead from a gunshot wound in an industrial area of southwest Atlanta on Monday afternoon, police said.

Officers were called to the 900 block of Cox Avenue just before 3:30 p.m. for a person shot, according to Atlanta police. At the scene, which is surrounded by junkyards, autobody shops and car impound lots, police found an unresponsive woman who appeared to have been shot.

Emergency medical personnel pronounced the woman dead at the scene. She was identified as 38-year-old Stephanie Alderson by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office. Police did not say how long she had been dead.

Homicide detectives were called to the scene and opened an investigation. No other information has been released.

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