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By Joe Johnson
Athens Mayor Kelly Girtz has called a press conference for Wednesday morning to discuss community safety initiatives and Athens-Clarke County’s status related to immigration.
City Hall issued the announcement Tuesday afternoon, with the city having been thrust onto the national stage from a student being killed on the University of Georgia campus.
Authorities allege that 22-year-old Laken Hope Riley was murdered by Jose Antonio Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela.
The event is scheduled for 9 a.m. at the Athens-Clarke County Police Department Headquarters, 3035 Lexington Road.