A suspect has been arrested in connection with a shooting in northwest Atlanta on Wednesday night, according to authorities.
Atlanta police got the call about a person shot in the 500 block of James P. Brawley Drive around 8:45 p.m. It’s a residential area a few blocks from the Trap House Museum near the Bankhead neighborhood.
Responding officers found a man in critical condition with a gunshot wound. They attempted to render aid, but the victim, whose name has not been released, did not survive. He was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
On Thursday morning, police arrested Rafa Ali Chazak, who is accused of “knowingly and intentionally” shooting the victim one time in the neck inside a secured apartment, according to arrest warrants.
He was booked into the Fulton County jail on charges of murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm or knife during commission of or attempt to commit certain felonies, online records show.
Police have not said what led to the shooting or if the suspect and victim knew each other.
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