A teenager was killed Tuesday afternoon in a double shooting near a gas station and the Atlanta University Center, police said.
Officers were called to the 300 block of Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard near the intersection with Sells Avenue around 4:20 p.m. The area is near a gas station and Morehouse College’s B.T. Harvey Stadium.
Atlanta police confirmed they located two teens, ages 18 and 14, shot at the location. The 18-year-old, identified by authorities as Raquavious Ferguson, was taken to a hospital in critical condition and later died. The 14-year-old boy was said to be alert when taken to a hospital.
No information was provided about a suspect or what led to the gunfire.
After the shooting, an officer executed a search warrant with a K-9 at an apartment in the Ashley Collegetown complex in the 1000 block of Baldwin Street, just a few steps from the crime scene, an incident report reveals.
Police searched a person’s room and recovered a pistol magazine and observed a projectile on the ground, the report states. Officials did not identify how the person was tied to the case.
Ferguson was a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School, according to a GoFundMe campaign created to help with funeral costs.
“Raquavious had big dreams for his future and was about to begin a new job to support his family,” the GoFundMe states.
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