Crime & Public Safety

Gunmen fought, shot and killed man at SW Atlanta home, cops say

Atlanta police are searching for suspects in the fatal shooting of Rashaud Broner.
Atlanta police are searching for suspects in the fatal shooting of Rashaud Broner.
By Raisa Habersham
Aug 22, 2018

Police are searching for suspects who fought a homeowner Sunday night before fatally shooting him in his southwest Atlanta home.

After a knock on the door of his Stanton Road home, Rashaud Broner answered it only to be confronted by a group of men with guns, according to the police report obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Broner, 29, and the men got into a fight, which ended with him being shot in the stomach, police said.

He was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

No other information, including descriptions of potential suspects, was released on the crime.

Anyone with any information about the crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477. Tipsters can remain anonymous and still be eligible for a $2,000 reward.

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Raisa Habersham is the Intown Atlanta hyperlocal reporter for The Atlanta-Journal Constitution.

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