George Hughes

Died on March 15, 2017

Age: 64

Gender: Male

Location of death: 1829 Campbellton Road SW, Atlanta

Agency: Atlanta Police Department

George Hughes

Died on March 15, 2017
He died in a fire in Atlanta.
Hughes was killed in a fire at an apartment building in southwest Atlanta on Campbellton Road. He was found in an upstairs bedroom. His roommates escaped but could not save him, fire officials said. The fire injured another person and displaced 31 residents. Kamara Wheeler was arrested and booked on arson charges about a month after the fire. Investigators said that day, Wheeler had gotten into an argument with her boyfriend, one of Hughes’ roommates. Surveillance video showed her running away from the building as the fire started, police said. She had been previously arrested for arson in 2014, for allegedly setting an abandoned home on fire.
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