He represented a client in a divorce proceeding, as he’d done for many others in Gwinnett County over the past 30 years. But this time, doing his job cost attorney Douglas Wayne Lewis the ultimate price.

Lewis arrived at his Lawrenceville firm Wednesday, but never made it back home. A visit from his client’s ex-husband ended with Lewis being shot and killed, and his office set on fire, according to police.

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