Police: Man Shot Girlfriend's Ex In Self Defense

Gary Franklin

ATLANTA (AP) -- Police say a man who shot and killed his
girlfriend's ex-boyfriend was acting in self defense.

The shooting happened just after 3 p.m. Monday at an apartment in the 2,000 block of Lenox Road.

Atlanta police Maj. Renee Propes said the shooting victim waited
outside his ex-girlfriend's apartment until her new boyfriend came home. Propes said the man attacked the new boyfriend and the fight continued into the apartment, where the new boyfriend shot and killed the ex-boyfriend.

Propes said charges aren't likely to be filed.

Police didn't release the names or ages of the men but said the
man killed had recently gotten out of jail.

Associated Press

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