ATLANTA - Atlanta police shot and killed a Vietnam veteran who had held officers at bay for more than four hours Friday. <br>
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Aauthorities said 54-year-old Ronald Edward Jenkins was flushed out of the bedroom of his Fulton County home by tear gas, then was shot to death by SWAT team officers after firing a shotgun at them. <br>
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The standoff began about 9 a.m. when Jenkins' mother called police because he threatened suicide. Officers entered the house and found him in a bedroom with a shotgun, which he began firing while officers were still in the house. <br>
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Police say Jenkins continued to fire randomly as police unsuccessfully tried to negotiate with him. Fearing he would hurt someone, the SWAT team went in with tear gas at about 1:20 p.m. <br>
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More than 15 weapons were recovered from the house.
