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Tree falls on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., killing one

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Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd sits along South Estes Drive on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2019.

One person was killed on the 1200 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. after a tree fell on a mobile home Sunday afternoon. 

According to a press release from Chapel Hill Police Department, Grijalva Revolorio Abel,a 47-year-old Chapel Hill man, was pronounced dead at the scene after being found in the home upon which the tree fell.

The mobile home was a part of Tar Heel Mobile Court. Chapel Hill's Police and Fire Departments arrived at the scene around 5.p.m. 

This is a developing story. Check back for updates. 

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