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Crash Kills Motorcyclist | Child Shot By Brother In Mishap, Cops Say: GA Weekend

Parents charged after boy brings gun to school; fire at commercial building; shooting injures child; rape suspect arrested; fatal crash.

No one was injured in a fire that burned a West Crossville Road building Saturday in Roswell, authorities said.
No one was injured in a fire that burned a West Crossville Road building Saturday in Roswell, authorities said. (Photo by Roswell Fire)

We have rounded up the stories you may have missed over the weekend to prepare you for the week ahead.

A 21-year-old man has been arrested after authorities say his gun went off and injured his sibling. Meanwhile, the parents of an 8-year-old second grader are facing their own charges after the boy brought a loaded handgun to school.

A man is being accused of sexually assaulting a University of Georgia student behind a building, and a crash claims the life of a motorcyclist.

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First responders fought a fire that burned at a commercial building.

Here are some of the top stories from the weekend you may have missed in Georgia:

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Flames Burst Through Walls In Building Fire

A fire went through the walls and into the attic of a commercial building on Saturday, fire officials say.

Suspect Arrested In Rape Of UGA Student

Police say a man who offered to walk a University of Georgia student home Saturday forced her behind a building and sexually assaulted her.

Parents Charged After GA Boy Brings Loaded Gun To School

Georgia authorities on Monday revealed how a second-grade student was able to retrieve a loaded gun and take it to school.

Child Shot When Gun Goes Off At Home

A child's brother was attempting to put a gun away when it went off Monday morning, shooting the child in the next room at a home, police say.

Motorcyclist Killed, Multiple Injured In Crash

A motorcyclist was killed Sunday after he lost control of his vehicle and crossed into the path of an oncoming car, police say.

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