Rob DiRienzo
Journalist at WAGA-TV (Atlanta, GA)
Atlanta-based journalist @fox5atlanta reporting on love, crime, war & whims [email protected]
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1 week ago |
fox5atlanta.com | Rob DiRienzo
Grieving loved ones gathered Friday evening in southwest Atlanta to honor the memory of 27-year-old Zantrez Cummings, who was shot and killed earlier this week in Mozley Park. SEE ALSO: Family planning balloon release for Mozley Park shooting victim What they're saying: More than 100 family members and friends assembled at the scene of Tuesday night's shooting, holding a candlelight vigil and releasing purple balloons in Cummings’ memory.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Rob DiRienzo
The BriefOver 100 family members and friends held a candlelight vigil in Mozley Park to honor Zantrez Cummings, who was shot and killed earlier this week. The family is seeking answers, believing the attack was random, and urging Mayor Andre Dickens to address the incident. Atlanta police are reviewing security footage to identify the shooter, with no arrests or suspects announced yet.
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1 week ago |
fox5atlanta.com | Rob DiRienzo
A Gwinnett County grandfather is being hailed as a hero after saving his twin granddaughters from a falling tree limb. It happened on Wednesday afternoon on Ewing Chapel Road in the Dacula area. Manuel Javier Pinzon, 78, died at Northside Hospital Gwinnett, his family said. Timeline: Pinzon was with his grandchildren to give water to a baby deer when they heard cracking overhead just before noon in a wooded area of his backyard.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Rob DiRienzo
The BriefA tree limb fatally struck a 78-year-old man after he pushed his granddaughters to safety. The incident occurred at the family’s Dacula home on Ewing Chapel Road. The girls immediately called 911 and tried to help their injured grandfather. DACULA, Ga. - A Gwinnett County grandfather is being hailed as a hero after saving his twin granddaughters from a falling tree limb. It happened on Wednesday afternoon on Ewing Chapel Road in the Dacula area.
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1 week ago |
fox5atlanta.com | Rob DiRienzo
This Memorial Day, Emilie Farmer brought dozens of flowers to Georgia National Cemetery to ensure every fallen soldier is remembered. She started donating flowers for soldiers whose resting places were bare. "It broke my heart when I saw those markers. Nobody had flowers, no flag, no nothing", said Emilie Farmer, widow to Marine veteran Marion Otis Farmer. "My husband was a Marine, and he was a wonderful man.
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