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SUSPECT KILLS THREE IN ATLANTA COURTHOUSE

Fulton County Sheriff's Deputy Sgt. Hoyt Teasley, shown in this undated file photo, was shot and killed when a man being escorted into the courtroom grabbed a deputy's gun and killed a judge, a court stenographer and Teasley in Atlanta on March 11, 2005. The gunman, Brian Nichols, escaped and is on the run after car jacking a reporters car. (UPI Photo/Fulton County Sheriff's Department)

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