Atlanta, GA
Falcons Takeoff: Facts, stats, quotes from Week 17 loss to Commanders
QUOTING RAHEEM MORRIS
On whether he debated going for the 2-point conversion when the Falcons scored at the end of the game…
“No, the thought was to get the ball back, like we did. Try to get the ball back and go down with the ball pretty quickly down the field. Set us up for a game-winning field goal. We set up for a game-winning field goal, probably a little bit out of our range. Was desperation range and went out there and took a shot at it. The young man (kicker Riley Patterson) struck it good, hit it good. Just came up short. But that’s the way the cookie crumbles sometimes. That’s how it goes.”
QUOTING THE FALCONS
Quarterback Michael Penix Jr.
On how he assessed his performance overall…
“I got to be better with the ball. I dropped the ball twice (against the Commanders). That’s unlike me. I never really did that much in my career, so just protecting the ball because if we don’t fall on it, those are big game-changing plays, and the game could’ve been very lopsided.”
Right guard Chris Lindstrom
On needing the Saints to beat the Buccaneers for even a chance at the playoffs…
“Yeah, brutal. But I hope those guys win.”
QUOTING THE OPPONENT
Commanders head coach Dan Quinn
On his overall assessment of the game…
“I give Rah and his team a lot of credit. This is a tough crew. I knew their backs were against the wall as well, and we knew this was gonna be a fight that goes all the way to the end. We talked about a five-quarter mindset — and sure enough, we had it.”
Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels
On the game-winning touchdown pass to tight end Zach Ertz…
“Man coverage. I knew they were going to keep eyes on Terry, and I knew Zach had a 1-on-1. We repped that so many times, I knew he was going to win on that, he was going to make the catch and it was going to be game over.”
Atlanta, GA
Buckhead apartment building evacuated due to dangerous carbon monoxide levels
ATLANTA – A Buckhead apartment building was evacuated for a time late Tuesday night due to a carbon monoxide alarm.
What we know:
The incident occurred at an apartment complex in the 2900 block of Pharr Court South.
According to Atlanta Fire Rescue, firefighters are investigating elevated carbon monoxide levels.
The entire building was evacuated as a precaution.
One person was evaluated at the scene for possible carbon monoxide exposure.
Crews ventilated the building while they looked for the source.
Firefighters say they were able to finally locate the source and contain it.
Once readings were back to a safe level, residents were allowed back inside the apartments.
What we don’t know:
It remains unclear how many residents were displaced by the evacuation.
The Source: The details in this article come from the Atlanta Fire Rescue.
Atlanta, GA
2 arrested in deadly drive-by shooting of 7-year-old Atlanta girl, police say
Two suspects in a shooting that left a 7-year-old Atlanta girl dead and her mother injured are now in custody nearly a week after the violence, police say.
The shooting happened around 9:45 p.m. on Feb. 24 at a home on the 2200 block of Tiger Flowers Drive NW.
Investigators believe the shooting stemmed from a dispute between one of the victim’s family members and the gunman over the phone. Thirty minutes after the argument, the suspect came back and fired shots into the home, police said.
Officers responding to the scene found a 44-year-old woman and her daughter, identified as 7-year-old Zoe Price, shot. Medics rushed the pair to a local hospital, but Price died from her injuries.
Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said the department’s homicide unit secured an arrest warrant for 19-year-old Preston Smith two days after the shooting. Smith turned himself in to the Fulton County Jail on March 2.
Schierbaum said officers executed a search warrant on Feb. 27 at a home on McDaniel Street. On that day, 17-year-old Steven Richardson, who police described as an “accomplice,” turned himself in to authorities.
Both men are charged with murder, criminal attempt to commit murder, three counts of aggravated assault, second-degree criminal damage to property, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and four counts of third-degree cruelty to children. Richardson is also charged with possession of a Firearm by a Person Under 18.
At a press conference to announce the arrests, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens described Price as a bright and compassionate little girl who was “full of energy and full of joy.”
“Her life was cut short in an act of senseless violence, and that loss is not abstract. It is a chair that is going to be missing at the dinner table each night. It is an empty classroom seat next to her friends,” Dickens said.
The mayor called the arrests “a step forward towards justice” for Price’s family and families across the city.
Dickens said that violence, like the act that took Price’s life, would not be tolerated in Atlanta.
Atlanta, GA
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