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Monroe shooting leaves one dead

By Mike Morris
Oct 5, 2010

Monroe police are investigating a Monday night shooting that left a man dead.

The shooting happened about 9:30 p.m. on East Fambrough Street in the Walton County town 45 miles east of Atlanta.

Officers responding to a report of shots fired found the man dead in the yard of a home.

The victim's identity has not been released. Police have not determined a motive for the shooting.

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