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Woman charged in fatal shooting in Atlanta

By Mike Morris
May 23, 2012

A woman was charged with murder Wednesday after a shooting in southwest Atlanta.

The victim was shot around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday at a home in the 3100 block of Empire Boulevard.

Atlanta police spokeswoman Kim Jones said the man, whose name has not been released, died shortly after arriving at Grady Memorial Hospital.

"Witnesses on the scene advised a female was chasing the victim," Jones said.

She said that woman, 24-year-old Sykesia Harris, was arrested and charged with murder.

Police have not said what led to the shooting.

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