A recent traffic stop in Buckhead led to the arrest of a suspect nearly five months after police said he shot and killed a man in downtown Atlanta.
Keiontay Davis, 25, was pulled over Tuesday after a Zone 2 officer saw him roll through a red light and turn right at the intersection of Piedmont and Peachtree roads, according to Atlanta police. Davis didn’t have his license on him, but he told the officer his name.
The officers checked the information, which revealed he had outstanding warrants in Atlanta for felony murder and aggravated assault, police said. According to footage released by police, Davis said he was unaware of the warrants. He was detained, taken to police headquarters to speak with homicide detectives and later arrested, authorities said.
On Sept. 27, Atlanta police said gunfire was exchanged between two groups in the Hotel District near the Children’s Museum of Atlanta.
Officers received a report around 4:30 p.m. that day about two people arriving at Grady Memorial Hospital in a private vehicle after being shot, police said in a news release. The shooting happened on Baker Street at Williams Street.
Police said one victim was alert, but a second was in critical condition. Four days later, the department’s homicide unit learned one of the victims died from his injuries, leading the case to be investigated as a homicide. The victim was identified as 26-year-old Jaquavious Wilson by the Fulton County medical examiner.
Davis was booked into the Fulton County Jail and is facing charges of murder and aggravated assault. It’s unclear if the other victim was also allegedly shot by Davis. Police said he was one of the suspects charged in the shooting case, without elaborating.
“There is no such thing as a ‘routine’ traffic stop,” police added.
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