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5 things to know: Cop shoots, kills gun-wielding driver, GBI says

Authorities were on the scene of a fatal shooting on northbound I-75 in Bartow County on Wednesday. Channel 2 Action News
Authorities were on the scene of a fatal shooting on northbound I-75 in Bartow County on Wednesday. Channel 2 Action News
Oct 14, 2015

Here are five things you need to know tonight:

1. The Atlanta Braves announced The Battery Atlanta will be the name of their mixed-use development adjacent to SunTrust Park, the new home of the Braves in Cobb County. [Take a sneak peek]

2. The Connecticut woman who garnered international headlines when she sued her 12-year-old nephew is fighting back. [Read more]

3. A police officer shot and killed a gun-wielding motorist during a traffic stop on I-75 in Bartow County, officials said. [Read more]

4. As he shared a final meal with the 22-month-old son he's accused of killing, Justin Ross Harris engaged in an online conversation with a woman who had just posted that she hated being married with kids, prosecutors revealed this week. [Read more]

5. Tonight's low is going pretty low. [See the forecast]

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