2 teens accused of murder in Old Fourth Ward shooting
Teens face murder charges following Atlanta quadruple shooting
Two teenagers who were hospitalized for gunshot wounds now face murder charges after a quadruple shooting outside an Old Fourth Ward apartment complex left one teen dead.
ATLANTA - Two teenagers face murder charges following a shooting that left one person dead and three others wounded in Atlanta on Friday afternoon, according to police.
What we know:
Authorities charged 17-year-old D'keiman Carter and an unidentified 16-year-old male with murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony for their involvement in the deadly shooting.
Officers arrested both teens on Saturday, and they remain in custody at the Grady Memorial Detention Center, according to the Atlanta Police Department.
Although police have not specifically confirmed, the Grady Memorial Detention Center is a guarded custody unit at Grady Memorial Hospital, possibly indicating the two teens who are now charged were those wounded in the gunfire on Friday. FOX 5 Atlanta has reached out to the Atlanta Police Department to confirm.
2 teens facing murder charges in Old Fourth Ward shooting
Two teenagers face murder and assault charges after a Friday afternoon quadruple shooting in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward left one person dead, according to police.
The backstory:
The shooting happened around 5:20 p.m. on Friday in the 400 block of Boulevard NE, specifically outside the Station 464 apartment complex near Angier Avenue NE.
Responding officers found four people shot, including a 16-year-old male, a 17-year-old male, an 18-year-old male and a 23-year-old female.
The 18-year-old man ran inside the apartment building, collapsed and later died at the hospital. The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office identified him as Jajuan McDowell on Saturday.
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The other three people went to the hospital in stable condition.
Investigators noted that the wounded woman was an innocent bystander who is expected to survive.
A couple of people involved in the shooting ran from the scene immediately after the gunfire, but responding officers located them a short distance away. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives initially responded to the apartment complex to assist local officers with processing ballistic evidence.
Atlanta shooting leaves teenager dead at apartments
An 18-year-old male was killed and three other people were injured, including teenagers aged 16 and 17, during a shooting in the Old Fourth Ward.
What we don't know:
Police have not released the identity of the 16-year-old suspect or the 18-year-old man who died. Officials have not yet confirmed what sparked the gunfire or how many total shots were fired in the incident.
What they're saying:
The violent incident has left residents shaken.
Gilda, a nearby resident who uses a wheelchair, detailed the gruesome aftermath left inside the residential building.
"They came in the building where the rental office is at," Gilda said. "There's a whole bunch of blood and stuff in the elevator."
The proximity of the gunfire has caused immediate safety concerns for neighbors.
"It's terrible. I'm scared because I'm in a wheelchair, and I'm scared, you know, that they will shoot me when I go to the store or something. It's pitiful," Gilda said.
Residents are calling for an increased daytime security presence to prevent future violence, citing a gap in the complex's current protection schedule.
"Security seems like security doesn't come in the daytime; they come at night in my building," Gilda said.
While police have taken the two teenage suspects into custody, neighbors remain on edge about navigating their own community.
"They don't shoot all the time, but still I be scared. Scared to roll down the sidewalk because I don't know if I'll get shot when I come out of the building," Gilda said.
The Source: The information in this article comes from the Atlanta Police Department and prior FOX 5 reporting.