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Man walking down MLK Drive fatally shot in fight

By Christopher Seward
Oct 15, 2011

Atlanta police were investigating a fatal shooting in broad daylight Saturday on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

The shooting occurred after 5 p.m. after two men walking down the street got into a fight, homicide Det. Paul Gerucchi told Channel 2 Action News. One of the men pulled a gun and fatally shot the other man.

Police did not have anyone in custody, but were talking to witnesses.

Check back for updates.

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