Five things to know Friday, Jan. 29:

1. Two people fleeing police in Fulton County hit a car in Gwinnett Count. The occupants of that vehicle died. [Read Lauren Foreman's story for more details]

2. The state trooper who was wounded in a shootout on I-75 earlier this week is recovering. The father of the man who died in that shootout says his son was a "good boy." [Tyler Estep has the story on what else the father said]

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Austin Walters died from an overdose in 2021 after taking a Xanax pill laced with fentanyl, his father said. A new law named after Austin and aimed at preventing deaths from fentanyl has resulted in its first convictions in Georgia, prosecutors said. (Family photo)

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