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Ga. officer dies in parking lot before starting shift

Officer Kenya Galloway had served in the Atlanta Police Department since 2015

By Rosana Hughes
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

ATLANTA — An off-duty Atlanta police officer was found dead in his vehicle in the department’s parking lot late Thursday night, authorities confirmed.

Officials said Kenya Galloway, 44, was found unresponsive in his personal vehicle at the department’s annex on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway around 11 p.m. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Galloway was about to start his shift, Channel 2 Action News reported.

Police said it appears he may have experienced a medical issue. The nature of the issue was not specified.

Galloway joined the Atlanta Police Department in March 2015 and was assigned to the Executive Protection Unit.

No other details have been released by police.

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