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  • How a Buford subdivision became the scene of a running gunfight

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📰 News we're reading

• UPDATE: New York murder suspect caught after running gun battle with cops in Buford (wgtjradio.com) — A New York murder suspect was shot and arrested after exchanging gunfire with U.S. Marshals and Gwinnett deputies in a Buford subdivision Thursday morning, according to the GBI. Authorities say 35-year-old Kean Wiggins fled a home on Binnies Way, fired at officers, and was later wounded and captured near Freeman's Mill Elementary School in Lawrenceville. He is hospitalized in stable condition.
   

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