A 96-year-old woman was found dead when a SWAT team stormed a South Fulton home at the end of a seven-hour standoff Thursday morning, police said.
The suspected shooter, 31-year-old Jeremy Ingram of South Fulton, was taken into custody and charged with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, South Fulton police spokesman Lt. Jubal Rogers confirmed.
Ingram’s arrest came after negotiations soured at a home in the 5600 block of Grammercy Drive, where the man had been barricaded since about 7 p.m. Wednesday, police said.
When South Fulton police responded to the Wellesley Estates neighborhood off Union Road, Ingram barricaded himself in the home, police said in a news release. The South Metro SWAT team was called in and attempted crisis negotiations with the man, but he refused to surrender or engage in conversation, Rogers said.
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Authorities were eventually able to arrest Ingram, who had minor injuries, according to the release. The woman’s body was found inside.
The victim, who was not identified, and the suspect are related, but their relationship was not disclosed by police.
The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office and the Atlanta Police Department aided in the arrest.
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Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com
Neighbors said they saw three women run out of the home Wednesday night screaming “he shot her!” The family had just moved into the home around Christmas and was still getting acquainted with the neighborhood, according to resident Marc White.
White and his wife watched the standoff unfold but were forced back inside when officers began shooting projectiles through the home’s windows. Some kind of gas burned their throats and eyes, he said.
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Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com
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