David Aaro

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Reporter, Atlanta Now at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Multimedia Journalist. AJC. Past reporter: Fox News. Miami Herald. Masters grad at UM. Die-hard Jags fan. Avid tennis player.

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4 shot in parking lot after basketball game at Jonesboro church, police say

2 days ago | macon.com | David Aaro

Four people were shot outside a Jonesboro church Monday evening following a basketball game, authorities said. Jonesboro police were called around 10:30 p.m. to the parking lot of First Baptist Church of Jonesboro, where players had met for a game. "Witnesses reported an altercation had erupted after (the game), which escalated into gunfire, leaving multiple individuals wounded," police said in a statement.
4 shot in parking lot after basketball game at Jonesboro church, police say

2 days ago | ajc.com | David Aaro

Four people were shot outside a Jonesboro church Monday evening following a basketball game, authorities said. Jonesboro police were called around 10:30 p.m. to the parking lot of First Baptist Church of Jonesboro, where players had met for a game. “Witnesses reported an altercation had erupted after (the game), which escalated into gunfire, leaving multiple individuals wounded,” police said in a statement.
1 dead in domestic-related shooting at Locust Grove home, chief says

2 days ago | macon.com | David Aaro

Bullets were still piercing through the back of a two-story home in a typically quiet Henry County neighborhood Wednesday morning when law enforcement arrived at the scene of a fatal, domestic-related shooting. Locust Grove police got a call around 8:40 a.m. about a domestic incident involving a man who was firing a gun inside a home on Weymouth Drive, authorities said.
1 dead in domestic-related shooting at Locust Grove home, chief says

2 days ago | ajc.com | David Aaro

Bullets were still piercing through the back of a two-story home in a typically quiet Henry County neighborhood Wednesday morning when law enforcement arrived at the scene of a fatal domestic-related shooting. Locust Grove police got a call around 8:40 a.m. about a domestic incident involving a man who was firing a gun inside a home on Weymouth Drive, authorities said.
Toddler kills man with his handgun inside crowded Paulding home, deputies say

3 days ago | ajc.com | David Aaro

A 3-year-old boy found a man’s gun and fatally shot him in the head as he slept inside a crowded Paulding County home Monday morning, authorities said. In new details released Tuesday, the Paulding sheriff’s office said the boy picked up a handgun belonging to 21-year-old Kabrel Patterson and then fired off an accidental shot that killed the Atlanta man.
3-year-old fatally shot 19-year-old in metro Atlanta home

4 days ago | ajc.com | David Aaro

CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETYA 3-year-old child fatally shot a teenager who was sleeping inside a home in Paulding County on Monday morning, authorities said. Deputies were called at about 7 a.m. to the 60 block of Eagles Nest Drive near Hiram, where they found a 19-year-old who had been shot, according to the Paulding sheriff’s office. “First responders did everything they could, but sadly, he did not survive,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
Heat advisory Tuesday, Wednesday for more than 50 Georgia counties

4 days ago | ajc.com | David Aaro

Residents should take caution this week as the first crushing heat wave of the year could make it feel like triple-digits in metro Atlanta and Georgia, officials warn. A heat advisory is in effect from 1 p.m. Tuesday to 8 p.m. Wednesday for more than 50 counties across the state, according to the National Weather Service.
Gwinnett couple warn others after losing $800K in cryptocurrency scam

2 weeks ago | ajc.com | David Aaro

Jerry Dunaway’s heart sank while staring at the glow of a cellphone inside his northeast Gwinnett County home last week. He had just tried to withdraw money from his cryptocurrency account, but couldn’t. The 74-year-old’s head was spinning. He felt sick. A whopping $802,000 was gone, he said. “It’s one of those things that your mind starts reeling back as to what happened. How was I duped in all this?” Dunaway told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Thursday morning.
Forced labor charges dropped against Sabor a Mexico owners after 2 years in jail

2 weeks ago | ajc.com | David Aaro

All major charges were dropped against two metro Atlanta restaurant owners who were accused in 2023 and jailed over an alleged labor trafficking scheme. Efrain and Estella Gonzalez, of Peachtree City, reached a plea deal after they were federally indicted on 16 counts of forced labor related to their two restaurants, both called Sabor a Mexico in Fayetteville and Fairburn, according to a summary judgment document obtained Wednesday by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Lanes reopen on I-75 in Marietta after deadly multivehicle crash

2 weeks ago | macon.com | David Aaro

A fatal multivehicle crash on I-75 in Marietta blocked traffic for about two hours late Tuesday morning. The deadly crash happened at around 10:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the interstate at Delk Road, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. Nearly all lanes were blocked as crews worked to clean up the area.