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  Judge Killed In Atlanta Courtroom
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Last EditedBrandonius Maximus  Mar 11, 2005 11:27am
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News DateFriday, March 11, 2005 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0
Description(CBS/AP) A judge, court reporter and deputy were killed and another deputy was wounded Friday in a shooting at the Fulton County Courthouse in downtown Atlanta. Authorities were hunting for the gunman, who fled in a carjacked auto.

The judge, later identified as Superior Court Judge Rowland Barnes, was shot on the eighth floor of the courthouse, while one of the deputies was shot on a street corner just outside the building, said Officer Alan Osborne with the Atlanta Police Department.

"Everyone's in shock. No one can believe what's happening," criminal defense attorney B.J. Bernstein told CBS Radio News.
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