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Man charged with murder in Lee County shooting

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ALBANY, Ga. -

Police have arrested a 38-year-old man accused of a fatal shooting in Albany.
 
Georgia Bureau of Investigation Agent Danny Jackson said Johnny Anthony Allen shot and killed 48-year-old Robert Patton after the two men got into an altercation Friday night.
 
WALB-TV reports that Allen has been charged with murder and aggravated assault. He was being held Saturday in the Lee County Jail. It was not clear whether he had a defense attorney.

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