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Georgia man fatally shot by ‘close friend’ over $5 - Face2Face Africa

A 25-year-old man in Georgia, Demario Wilson, was fatally shot by his “close friend” De'Ja Pierre-Ames last week after an argument over $5, according to the College Park Police Department. According to a statement by the police, the deceased and Pierre-Ames got into a verbal altercation while at 2301 Godby Road in College Park and...

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