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WATCH: UPDATE - 2 dead in fire at troubled #DeKalb condominiums, officials say - https://t.co/Y6Sw6Mj2Bd pic.twitter.com/i2wcxZe36D

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WATCH - BREAKING: Woman shot dead at SW #Atlanta apartment complex - https://t.co/oFLda0woPl @ajc pic.twitter.com/EqvRlADfrV

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