1.   Athens is a quintessential small Southern city, where pecan shells litter the sidewalks and handshakes are firm.

2.   Snail shells litter the ground.

3.   Spent shells littered the street.

4.   When officers arrived at the center on Tuesday afternoon, smoke from the gunfire lingered in the air and spent shells littered the floor, Kalish said.

5.   Ammunition shells littered Arthington after a battle that left buildings bullet-riddled, including a year-old hilltop mansion belonging to Taylor.

6.   Ammunition shells littered Arthington after a battle that left buildings bullet-riddled, including the year-old hilltop mansion of Taylor itself.

7.   Coconut shells littered the ground by the tents.

8.   Empty bullet shells littered the streets.

9.   Shotgun shells littered the winding driveway leading to the rural home where the victims were slain Thursday night.

10.   Spent shells litter the playgrounds.