Triple Murder

University of Georgia SWAT team members ride in the back of a pickup truck as they search for Professor George Zinkhan after he allegedly shot and killed three people at a community theater picnic on Saturday April 25, 2009 in Athens, Ga.

I get a call around 2 PM asking if i could flip on the scanner. Our desk editor and a stringer were at the scene of a triple murder. Moments later, a friend calls me asking I listen while i got dressed before heading in. Ended up chasing SWAT teams all over downtown before heading back to the scene, which is how i got the long shot of the UGA SWAT teams in the back of the pickup. Walking back to the office, i saw the ACCPD SWAT guys searching a local law office.

Confusion reigned as the fog of breaking news made for lots of wild things being said all around. As for the story, I will point towards our news coverage for that. We did the best with the (few) resources we have. I'm proud of the coverage we had.



Athens Clarke-County Coroner Sonny WIlson, center, looks over the scene with crime scene investigators as they overlook the scene where three people were killed three people at a community theater picnic on Saturday April 25, 2009 in Athens, Ga.



Athens Clarke-County Police enter the Law Offices of J. Henry Hue as they search for Professor George Zinkhan after he allegedly shot and killed three people at a community theater picnic on Saturday April 25, 2009 in Athens, Ga.



Athens Clarke-County Coroner Sonny Wilson wipes his forehead after walking away from the scene where three people were killed three people at a community theater picnic on Saturday April 25, 2009 in Athens, Ga.



University of Georgia SWAT team members surround Brooks Hall as they search for Professor George Zinkhan after he allegedly shot and killed three people at a community theater picnic on Saturday April 25, 2009 in Athens, Ga.


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