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Missing Infant Sought | Fire Displaces 60 | Fatal Police Shooting | Girl Dies On Field Trip: GA Weekend

A Georgia representative died, a crash killed four people, officers searched for a missing infant and a police shooting killed a man.

Georgia Rep. Mandi L. Ballinger, R-Canton, recently died from cancer.
Georgia Rep. Mandi L. Ballinger, R-Canton, recently died from cancer. (Photo Provided by Georgia House of Representatives)

We have rounded up the Georgia stories you may have missed over the weekend to prepare you for the week ahead.

The American Red Cross is assisting 60 people who were displaced by an afternoon apartment fire, and a 6-month-old baby has disappeared from a local community.

A man was killed in a police shooting, and a wreck seriously injured two people. A girl has been identified after she died on a school field trip. And a Georgia state representative is being mourned after her death from cancer.

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Here are some of the top stories from the weekend you may have missed in Georgia:

4 Dead In Single-Vehicle Crash In GA

A single-vehicle crash left a driver and three passengers dead near a Georgia embankment after the vehicle went off the road and hit an embankment and a tree

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Missing Infant Taken From GA Community, Police Say

Police are searching for a 6-month-old baby boy who disappeared in Clayton County around 8:30 a.m. Sunday. Police said Nnakai Pratt was taken by unknown suspects.

Family IDs Girl, 6, Who Died On Field Trip: Report

The 6-year-old girl from Paulding County who died while on a field trip to a farm last week has been identified. The student was found unresponsive in an adult swimming pool at a house next to the Cartersville Highway farm.

GA Rep. Dies After Battle With Cancer

The Georgia state representative who died of cancer was remembered as a passionate leader who advocated for children and survivors of domestic violence.

60 Displaced In Apartment Blaze

A fire that started on a deck caused an apartment building's evacuation and the displacement of 60 people.

Police Shooting Kills Man In Buckhead

An argument at a dice bar led to a deadly police shooting Saturday night near Irby Avenue Northwest and Caine Hill Place, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said.

2 Seriously Injured When F-150 Rear-Ends SUV

Two people suffered head injuries when a Ford F-150 rear-ended a Kia SUV, causing the SUV to overturn.

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