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Woman charged with murder, accused of shooting man in head in Atlanta

The woman was arrested on a murder charge in connection with a shooting that left a man dead.
The woman was arrested on a murder charge in connection with a shooting that left a man dead.
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Aug 23, 2021

A 20-year-old woman is charged with murder after Atlanta police accused her of fatally shooting a man in the head.

Andrea Simpson was arrested Saturday in connection with the shooting, which happened one week prior on Aug. 14, according to Atlanta police.

Officers were sent to the 400 block of Oakdale Road about 5:30 a.m. and found the victim with a gunshot wound to the head, officials said. He was pronounced dead at Grady Memorial Hospital.

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Few details have been released about what led to the fatal shooting or how Simpson was identified as a suspect. In a Facebook post, Atlanta police said warrants were taken out against Simpson on the day of the shooting.

The Atlanta Police Department (APD) is pleased to announce an arrest has been made in the August 14, 2021, homicide at...

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Simpson was taken into custody at a location along Holly Road. She was taken to Atlanta police headquarters for an interview before being booked into the Fulton County Jail.

In addition to murder, she is charged with possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

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Asia Simone Burns is a watchdog reporter for the AJC. Burns was formerly an intern in AJC’s newsroom and now writes about crime. She is a graduate of Samford University and has previously reported for NPR and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR member station.

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