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Man pulled from car, shot to death in SW Atlanta

By Larry Hartstein
Dec 27, 2009

A man was dragged out of a car in southwest Atlanta Saturday night, shot in the chest and left to die, police said.

Police said the suspects and the victim were in a blue four-door vehicle around 10 p.m. when a dispute erupted and turned physical. The suspects pulled the victim out of the car at the intersection of Campbellton Road and Kenilworth Drive.

Several shots were fired, one hitting the victim in the chest. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The suspects sped away.

The victim's name has not been released.

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