Clark Atlanta student, 20, fatally shot outside Catholic Center near campus

A Clark Atlanta University student was fatally shot Tuesday afternoon outside a religious space near campus, officials said.

Authorities were called to the Lyke House Catholic Center at Atlanta University Center at about 1:40 p.m. and found 20-year-old Jatonne Sterling shot to death. Clark Atlanta officials said Sterling was a sophomore from Chicago and a member of the baseball team.

Atlanta police homicide commander Lt. Germain Dearlove told Channel 2 Action News that a dispute led to the shooting in the parking lot of the religious center on Beckwith Street. Broken glass could be seen scattered along the pavement where Sterling was found, the news station reported.