Family identifies man killed in shooting at troubled Camelot Condos
Family identifies man killed in Camelot Condos shooting
South Fulton Police Department officers searched for a fleeing gunman who killed 63-year-old Wendell Lowe Sr. at Camelot Condominiums on Old National Highway. Family members noted the victim is the third person from their immediate family killed by gun violence at the complex.
SOUTH FULTON, Ga. - A family member has identified a man who was killed Saturday afternoon following a shooting at the Camelot Condos, according to the South Fulton Police Department.
Camelot Condos deadly shooting
What we know:
The shooting happened at the condos at 5655 Old National Highway at 1:30 p.m.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man who had been shot. According to South Fulton police, officers immediately began life-saving measures, but the victim died at the scene.
Detectives with the South Fulton Police Department responded to the location to gather evidence and examine the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
Authorities said the alleged shooter ran away from the scene. South Fulton police are actively searching for the possible suspect.
Family identifies man killed
FOX 5's Tara Jabour spoke with Germaine Jett, who said the man who died was her ex-husband, 63-year-old Wendell Lowe Sr. She said they have two kids together.
A family member identified the man killed in a shooting at the Camelot Condos on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, as her ex-husband, Wendell Lowe Sr. (PROVIDED)
What they're saying:
She added that Wendell used to be in the military, and he loved to work on cars. She said she is frustrated that gun violence has now impacted her family twice. She had a message for her ex-husband's killer.
"Don't be a coward if you did it. Why run? Face whatever you did, this is ridiculous. We need to put these guns down. So many black people are getting killed by guns," Jett said.
Repeated family tragedy
The backstory:
Saturday's shooting marks the third time gun violence at the Camelot Condos has claimed a member of the same family.
Jett’s heartbreak is compounded by past tragedy at the exact same location. She also lost her 39-year-old son, Wendell Lowe, when he was shot and killed inside a car at the Camelot Condos on Sept. 6, 2023.
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Wendell Lowe
"Deja vu all over again," Jett said. "My daughter got to go through this pain all over... It brought up the emotions from my son getting killed. And they never found out who did it."
She added Lowe Sr.'s youngest son was also killed at the same complex.
Camelot Condos troubled history
Saturday's deadly shooting follows a long history of violent crime and safety violations at the property.
Jett slammed the living conditions at the complex, comparing them to a "third world country" and demanding that city leaders take immediate action to tear the buildings down.
"They need to tear these apartments down," Jett said. "It's too many of our Black people getting killed over here."
The complex has been the focus of a major city-led cleanup effort since Feb. 26, when heavy machinery began tearing down Building 9. The $283,000 demolition project, handled by Carrollton-based contractor M Mitchell Group, marks the first of four blighted structures scheduled for removal through the spring.
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City officials noted that the complex, once a desirable residential community, has struggled with years of decay, fire damage, structural rot and life-safety violations. In 2020, a massive fire displaced 24 families, revealing hazardous living conditions.
The site has also seen persistent violent crime, including six homicides in 2023 alone and two separate shootings within days of each other in October 2025. In July 2025, the complex's Homeowners Association director was arrested on forgery, fraud and theft charges after investigators alleged insurance funds meant for 2020 fire victims were misappropriated.
Suspect search and identification
What we don't know:
Police have not officially confirmed the victim's identity or released a description of the shooter. Investigators have not disclosed what led to the shooting.
The Source: The information in this story was gathered from the South Fulton Police Department, an interview conducted by FOX 5's Tara Jabour with the victim's family and previous FOX 5 reports.