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A 30­year­old man is being held
without bail outside Atlanta,
charged with killing his fiancee
after first reporting her death as
a suicide, police said.
Antione Hood was arrested
Friday in connection with the
fatal shooting of elementary
school teacher Candace
McGriff, 28, in DeKalb, Ga.
Hood reported the death of his
live­in girlfriend Tuesday and
told police she had shot herself
in the chest when Hood tried to
break up with her, the Atlanta
Journal­Constitution reported.
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DAISY GONZALEZ
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3 days ago
What a shame, a pretty young woman with promising life cut down in her prime. He needs to pay for
what he has done.
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PETER FONDLER
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Article doesn't provide enough detail to even guess at the truth of what actually happened but I
do agree with your first sentence.
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