Gunman Kills Police Officer, Then Himself
A man shot a police officer to death after a traffic stop in suburban Atlanta, then ran inside a post office and apparently killed himself, authorities said. No one else was hurt.
A witness said the gunman was holding the officer hostage in front of the building when he shot him at point-blank range. The gunman and another officer exchanged fire before the gunman fled into the post office, which police then surrounded.
The slain officer worked for the Police Department in the Atlanta suburb of Pine Lake, DeKalb County Police Chief Louis Graham said.
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