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Alpharetta woman charged with killing ex-husband

By Christian Boone
April 19, 2013

An Alpharetta woman has been arrested and charged in the fatal shooting of her ex-husband, police say.

Brian Pugh, 52, died Thursday night after being transported to North Fulton Hospital. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds Thursday after officials were called to a medical emergency at his townhouse at 120 Serenity Court, according to an Alpharetta police spokesman.

Jennifer Pugh, 48, was charged with felony murder and is being held without bond at Fulton County Jail. Investigators have not released a motive.

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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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