A yearlong search for a man accused of opening fire at his child’s mother’s home and killing another man came to an end Saturday morning, officials in Clayton County said.
The sheriff’s office said Dontavious Carr was arrested after being spotted breaking into cars in Sandy Springs. He is facing multiple charges, including murder and third-degree cruelty to children, in the May 3, 2022, shooting at a home on Godby Road.
Carr allegedly became enraged after he found the mother of his child with company and opened fire in her bedroom, according to sheriff’s officials. Three other occupants escaped the gunfire by running into a child’s bedroom nearby and hiding in the closet.
College Park police found the victim, whose name was not released, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and he later died at a hospital.
“The victim was unable to escape and was struck three times in the hallway screaming for help,” the sheriff’s office said, adding that Carr left the residence prior to police arriving.
Credit: Clayton County Sheriff's Office
Credit: Clayton County Sheriff's Office
Carr managed to evade police until Saturday. After he was spotted in Sandy Springs, officials said he was able to flee but was tracked to Atlanta, where he was again found breaking into cars. In Atlanta, he hopped into a vehicle and made another run for it before Georgia State Patrol troopers disabled his vehicle.
According to the sheriff’s office, pursuing troopers eventually stunned Carr with a Taser after he was seen reaching toward his waist while trying to run. A loaded handgun was found on his waistband after his arrest, officials said.
Since the 2022 homicide, Carr had been on the Clayton sheriff’s office “Most Wanted” list. In addition to the murder and child cruelty charges, he is being held in the county’s jail on charges of aggravated assault, battery related to family violence, possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime, and four counts of second-degree criminal damage to property.
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