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Georgia man charged in fatal shooting in Iowa

Woman from North Carolina was killed inside Iowa home

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By The Associated Press
May 10, 2021

DAVENPORT, Iowa — A Georgia man is charged with first-degree murder in the death of a woman from North Carolina who was killed inside an Iowa home.

KWQC-TV reported that 20-year-old Wilanna S. Bibbs of Durham, North Carolina, died Sunday. Police in Davenport were called to a disturbance at a home and found Bibbs. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities arrested 31-year-old Justin L. Wright of Atlanta. An investigation continues.

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It wasn’t immediately clear why Wright and Bibbs were in Iowa. No further information was released.

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