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Georgia Man Detained for Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Immigrant in Driveway

HeadlineJan 30, 2013

A Georgia man is in custody and facing murder charges after allegedly shooting a Cuban immigrant who mistakenly arrived at his home due to faulty instructions from a GPS navigator. Twenty-two-year-old Rodrigo Diaz was shot and killed after reportedly pulling into the wrong driveway. The alleged shooter, a 69-year-old white man named Phillip Sailors, reportedly came out of his house and fired into the air with a handgun, then shot Diaz as they were attempting to leave. A lawyer for the alleged shooter says he was suspicious after a recent robbery in the area and claimed the victim had accelerated the car toward him.

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