One of the good ones, one of the best representers of the DMV, taken away from his loved ones by a coward P.O.S. — at his birthday celebration at that. As reported on Yahoo! Sports:

Cliff Dixon, who Golden State Warriors’ star Kevin Durant refers to as his ‘adopted brother,’ was shot and killed in Atlanta, according to multiple reports.

Dixon was killed outside of an area strip mall early Thursday morning, per a report by Fox 5 Atlanta. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in critical condition, where he later died, according to an early report by Fox 5.

The Louisville Courier-Journal, citing police, reported that Dixon had just arrived when he was shot multiple times in the parking lot. It’s approximately 15 miles outside of Atlanta.

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