One man was killed and another was arrested after a shooting at a northwest Atlanta shopping center Thursday afternoon, police said.
Officers were called to the Simpson Plaza strip mall at 735 Joseph E. Boone Boulevard just after 3:30 p.m. and found a man inside a vehicle suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, Atlanta police said in a news release. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The victim was later identified by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office as David Tigner.
Homicide investigators were sent to to the scene, and police later announced that a suspect had been arrested.
Terrence Heard, 49, of Atlanta, is facing charges of murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, police said. Heard was booked Friday into the Fulton County Jail, where he remains without bond, according to online records.
In a video released on social media, police showed how Heard was arrested at his apartment. Investigators got a description of his car and his license plate number using the department’s Fusus system, which allows police to collect photos, videos and other data from both public and private security cameras, among other sources.
The video shows officers arresting Heard without incident outside his apartment building.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following video contains profanity.
Officials have not shared further details about the circumstances around the killing.
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