Police have charged a man with the murder of a woman found stabbed to death Friday morning in a southwest Atlanta homeless camp.
An officer who was in the area of Pryor Street and Memorial Drive was flagged down about 11:10 a.m. The woman, who was in an encampment below the I-20 exit ramp, had been stabbed in the neck, according to police.
She was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital but died of her injuries, Atlanta police spokesman Officer Anthony Grant said.
Police said the preliminary investigation indicates the woman tried to intervene in an argument between two men when she was stabbed and killed. Authorities have not released her name.
The suspect, 60-year-old George Washington Jr., was detained at the scene and later charged with the woman’s murder, police said. He remains held at the Fulton County Jail without bond, records show.
The homicide investigation is ongoing and anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477 or online at www.StopCrimeATL.com.
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