GEORGIA - The Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence says it is concerned about an increase in domestic violence incidents across the state this year.

The backstory:

There have been several high-profile cases in metro Atlanta in recent weeks involving women killed by their partners.

On Sept. 27, investigators said Gwinnett County Master Deputy Tamara Tuitt-Bartlett was shot and killed by her boyfriend during a dispute.

On Saturday, the GBI said Sabrina Walker was shot and killed by her husband in Douglasville.

And on Wednesday, police said a couple died in a murder-suicide in Gwinnett County.

What they're saying:

"We saw in COVID we saw a 50 percent increase in domestic violence fatalities... I’m really afraid that we’re going to see the same this year when our data comes out

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