Thursday May 8th, 2025 12:07AM

Suspect in deaths of two teens at Atlanta mall kills himself

By The Associated Press
<p>The suspect in the shooting deaths of two teenagers at Greenbriar Mall in southwest Atlanta shot himself to death as police closed in, authorities said Monday.</p><p>Craig Rutledge, 25, of Atlanta fled when a Douglasville police officer tried to stop his car Sunday night, the night after the shooting.</p><p>Douglas County Chief Deputy Stan Copeland said the body was found behind the wheel of the car behind the county courthouse early Monday.</p><p>Atlanta police spokesman Sgt. Kevin Iosty said Kendra Mason of College Park and Damien Harris of Fairburn, both 17, were shot in the head outside the mall Saturday night.</p><p>Investigators said Mason had been involved in an argument with Rutledge, an ex-boyfriend.</p><p>___</p><p>HASH(0x2de9a54)</p>
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