ATLANTA - A man has been arrested for a fatal stabbing related to a car break-in in October 2023.
According to Atlanta police, the man who was stabbed to death was chasing a person who appeared to have been breaking into a vehicle on Oct. 24.
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The victim was later identified as 21-year-old Chavion Smith. He was stabbed multiple times and died at Grady Memorial Hospital.
Homicide investigators were able to identify 36-year-old Landon Gibson as the suspect in Smith's death. They secured warrants charging Gibson with aggravated assault and entering and automobile.
On Feb. 1, the Fugitive Unit went to a home on Marco Drive in northwest Atlanta after receiving information that Gibson was at the home.
As investigators gathered at the front of the home, Gibson exited a rear door and immediately encountered officers behind the residence.
He was taken into custody and transported to DeKalb County Jail.