Five things to know Tuesday, May 17:
1. Rain swept across metro Atlanta early Tuesday morning and started to cause crashes. [Lauren Foreman has the details | your Atlanta weather forecast]
2. An editor for an online news site said her adult son was targeted by Atlanta police as he attempted to sell a laptop he advertised on Craigslist. [Alexis Stevens has the police response to this allegation]
3. A man died Monday night after Clayton County police shot him for running from and aiming a gun at them, authorities said. [Raisa Habersham has more details on this story]
4. A 4.5-foot copperhead snake bit an employee Monday afternoon at the Lowe's Home Improvement store in North Carolina. [Find out more about what happened here]
5. You'll be amazed and astounded by the stories of these 11 amusement parks that once called Atlanta home. [Check out Pete Corson's photo story and interactive presentation here]
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