Two people, including a bounty hunter, were killed Wednesday in a shooting at a Stockbridge apartment complex, police said.
Several 911 calls took police officers to the Southwinds Point apartments on Evergreen Way in northern Henry County. Stockbridge police spokesperson Maj. Ron Momon said the initial call was to report “suspicious individuals in the area who were believed to be bounty hunters attempting to serve a warrant.” Subsequent 911 calls then alerted officials about gunfire.
At the scene, Momon said police found a man dead outside an apartment from an apparent gunshot wound.
Multiple shell casings and a blood trail led back into the apartment, where another man was found fatally shot inside a bedroom, Momon confirmed.
“One of the deceased individuals was confirmed to be a bounty hunter, and the other individual was a resident of the apartment,” according to Momon.
The bail recovery agent was identified as Curtis Johnson, 46, and the resident as Edward Atkins, 30, police said. Officials did not say for which company Johnson worked.
Credit: GoFundMe
Credit: GoFundMe
Fellow bounty hunter Daniel Dubee said he had only known Johnson for about four years. But the two became trusted partners, working together with various bonding companies. Over time, they completed more than 300 jobs side by side, Dubee told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution during a phone call Friday.
“We go into a dangerous situation — and we have been in countless — and he’s had my back, like we’ve known each other forever, like we were family, like your family would have your back," Dubee said. “Curtis was there from the very first job we worked together.”
Dubee recalled the moment he learned Johnson had been killed. He received a call from a bail bondsman, who asked if he was on a job in Henry County. When Dubee said he wasn’t, the news came, and Dubee said he completely lost him composure.
The duo didn’t get much off-the-job time, but Dubee noted Johnson enjoyed fishing and being a dad. With the permission of Johnson’s family, Dubee put together a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for his funeral.
“In this industry, when you walk through the gates of hell together, it’s a bond that just develops and can’t be broken,” Dubee said.
Police have not said what led to the shooting or who shot Johnson and Atkins.
— Please return to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for updates.
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