Atlanta police have made an arrest in connection with a fatal stabbing on the city’s northwest side Wednesday morning.

James Cooper, 52, was charged with murder.

The victim was identified as Ricky Hall, 37, by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office.

The incident happened about 7:30 a.m. at an apartment in the 1300 block of Mayson Turner Road.

Atlanta police spokeswoman Kim Jones said Hall was stabbed in the left side of his chest.

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. (center) is flanked by GOP whip Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. (left) and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, as Thune speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Earlier Tuesday, the Senate passed the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump's signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

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