Officer-Involved Shooting, Dogwood Festival Details, 3-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed: News Nearby

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GBI Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Kennesaw

A Georgia felony and parole officer shot a male suspect several times on Wednesday night in Kennesaw. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which has taken over the case, officers from the Department of Community Supervision (DCS) were serving a probation violation warrant on Jeffery Roy Moffatt, 23. >>> Read more.

Dogwood Festival: Everything You Need to Know

Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend this weekend's 80th annual festival. See the schedule, top rules and tips, road closings and more. >>> Read more.

3-Year-Old Chamblee Girl Struck, Killed by SUV

A 3-year-old girl who was playing outside her Chamblee apartment was struck and killed by an SUV Wednesday.

Police say the girl, who lived with her parents at the Huntington Terraces apartments, was near a community playground when the driver came up on a hill and apparently didn't see her, reports the AJC. >>> Read more.

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