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Evelyn Harper is a seasoned journalist with over 15 years of experience in local reporting. A graduate of the University of Georgia, she has previously worked at the Rome News-Tribune and the NPR affiliate in Atlanta, where she honed her skills in investigative reporting. Evelyn is dedicated to diving deep into the nuanced stories that shape Rome's community.
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Aa Sans Save PrintWASHINGTON (AP) — A man in a long-running dispute over the conditions of his penthouse condo gunned down the building manager in a busy gym Thursday before fleeing and shooting four more people from his patio in just minutes, shocking a popular capital neighborhood and attracting a swarm of police officers.
Matt Lambert, a 55-year-old doctor, fatally shot himself while holed up in his apartment, where he had been speaking by phone with police negotiators, said
Jeffery Carroll
, interim chief with the Metropolitan Police Department.
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