Father shot, killed at apartment along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, police say

ATLANTA - Family members say a 42-year-old father was shot and killed by his adult son at a northwest Atlanta apartment complex on Tuesday morning.

Around 10:40 a.m., Atlanta police were called to the Synergy Multiple family Apartments located in the 3700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

Police say they found Theothilus McDaniel on the apartment floor, having been shot in the chest and lower back. He was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital where he later was pronounced dead.

Atlanta police investigate a deadly shooting the 3700 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive NW on Dec. 13, 2022. (FOX 5)

Family members say they are shocked. They say the father, who is a popular area tattoo artist, provided live-in care for his elderly mother. 

"He was a great guy. I never had any problems out of him or his family. I wouldn't even think that they son would do that. It's crazy. All we can do is pray" a resident who did not want to be named in this story remarked.

Officers said they have arrested the victim's son, Carrun McDaniel, and charged him with felony murder. Carrun was taken to the Fulton County Jail without incident.

Atlanta police investigate a deadly shooting the 3700 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive NW on Dec. 13, 2022. (FOX 5)

This is the third deadly case investigators responded to all within half-hour and a mile radius on Tuesday. Atlanta police around 10:15 a.m. say they found a burning body along Gordon Road and police around 10:45 a.m. found a body in a vacant lot along Fulton Industrial Blvd.

Investigators have not said if any of those other cases are connected.