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Woman kills knife-wielding assailant in home
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DULUTH - Gwinnett County police say a woman shot and killed a knife-wielding intruder who attacked her in her home near Duluth.

Gwinnett police Cpl. Edwin Ritter said the woman, who is in her late 40s or early 50s, was getting out of the shower Wednesday morning when the intruder turned out the lights and attacked her.

Ritter says the woman attempted to fight the man off with a shower rod, but he forced her into her bedroom.

Ritter says the woman then retrieved a pistol and shot the man several times. He says the man collapsed outside the house and was taken to Gwinnett Medical Center, where he died.

Ritter says the woman, who was treated for minor injuries, probably will not be charged.

 

April 3 crash kills two young adults, injures third
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NEWTON COUNTY — Around 10 a.m. on Thursday, a head-on collision on Highway 212 left two young adults dead and a third hospitalized.

Joe Navarro, 21, was driving the vehicle and Breanna Smith, 18, was in the passenger seat. Katie New, 20, sat between them.

According to the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, the vehicle lost control while going around a curve and crossed the centerline, where it collided head-on with a box truck. The crash report shows that their vehicle traveled another hundred feet after impact before coming to a stop. It spun, ended up facing the opposite direction on the shoulder of the opposite lane.

Navarro and Smith were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. New was airlifted to Grady Hospital. Her current condition is not known. 

Navarro, Smith and New were not believed to be wearing seatbelts when the collision occurred.

The driver of the box truck was not reported to have suffered any injuries.

This is an ongoing story. The News will post updates as they are made available.