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Vol. 46, No. 176
One dead in Snellville house party BY KEITH FARNER keith.farner@gwinnettdailypost.com
After initially reporting a Friday night house party was attended by between 30 and 40 people, Gwinnett County police Saturday evening updated that number to about 100 people. It ended with a dispute that resulted in multiple gunshots and Jahlah Branch, 17, of Lithonia dead. Gwinnett County police spokesman Cpl. Deon Washington said the incident began at about 12:30 a.m. Saturday on the the 2900 block of Aviator Circle in Snellville. The party there quickly dispersed after several people produced firearms and began shooting, Washington said. The suspect and others fled the scene, and there is no definitive description of the suspect. Homicide detectives were at the scene Saturday morning interviewing witnesses. Washington said he strongly urges any parent in the area whose kids may have been at the party to come forward to police. “The loss of life for such a young person is always a tragedy,” Washington said. “Our primary objective at this point is to conduct a thorough investigation and paint a clear picture for exactly what led to this homicide.”
Morgan Hoffstetter, from left, talks with her brother, Wade Hoffstetter, and family friend Jacob Lee about conquering “Pokemon Go” gyms as they play the game on the Lawrenceville Square on Tuesday. The square is a hot spot that draws several players of the game to find Pokemon, like Pikachu and Charizard seen above, and battle for gyms. (Staff Photos: Curt Yeomans)
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‘Pokemon Go’ mobile game draws crowds to Gwinnett landmarks BY CURT YEOMANS
WHAT IS ‘POKEMON GO?’
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“Pokemon Go” is a dream come true for Lawrenceville native Wade Hoffstetter. Hoffstetter, who now lives in Kennesaw while he attends Kennesaw State University, patrolled the Lawrenceville Square on Tuesday night with his sister, Morgan, and friend Jacob Lee as they played the popular new smartphone game. It takes the basic concept of Pokemon, which is to catch as many characters as possible, and mixes it with geocaching. Players have to leave their homes and walk around their communities and catch Pokemon as they randomly pop up in neighborhoods, restaurants, parks, churches, shopping areas and other public gathering spots. “This is kind of something
Kennesaw resident Wade Hoffstetter shows a picture of a Scyther he encountered while simultaneously playing “Pokemon Go” and walking on a trail in Alexander Park in Lawrenceville on Tuesday. Hoffstetter said the park is a hot spot where players of the game can find several Pokemon.
that I’ve been dreaming of since I was 8 years old, that I could walk around my town and catch Pokemon,” Hoffstetter said. The game is having an effect on who is visiting public spots in Gwinnett County,
such as the Lawrenceville Square. Players — or “Pokemon Trainers” as they are called in the game — are not hard to spot in public. They often walk in groups, and See POKEMON, Page 9A
“Pokemon Go” is a virtual reality mobile game that overlays with the environment. Players of the game, called trainers, must physically travel in the read world to capture Pokemon — fictional cartoon animals — with Pokeballs by flicking their fingers across the screen. Besides capturing, Pokemon can also be evolved, trained and put into battle.
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Officer R.W. Taylor greets Chaplain Danny Smith and fellow Officer S.D. Pryor before the vigil at the Fallen Heroes Memorial in Lawrenceville on Friday. (Photo: Cole McCauley)
Police, residents come together in peace vigil BY JOSHUA SHARPE joshua.sharpe@gwinnettdailypost.com
LAWRENCEVILLE — A Gwinnett County deputy spied two little black boys looking restless on the ground at a peace vigil Friday night and walked over with gifts for each: golden MORE ONLINE sheriff’s badge stickers, which Visit gwinnettdailypost. soon were on the com for a photo gallery of the event. boys’ shirts. “Thank you,” they said to the deputy, after the familiar refrain from a woman in the group: “What do you say?” The boys were Lisha Crosby’s nephews. She came to the vigil at the Fallen Heroes Memorial with them and her sons, two Central Gwinnett High students, to show the kids another side of meetings with police and residents. “I wanted them to see a peaceful rally where it’s not all about color,” she said.
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