18-year-old arrested for fatally shooting cousin, police say
Atlanta police said 18-year-old Jamarion Ivory was arrested on Monday in Clayton County on felony murder charges.
ATLANTA - Police identified the suspect arrested in the fatal shooting of an Atlanta teen on Saturday on Parkway Drive in Atlanta.
Atlanta police said 18-year-old Jamarion Ivory was arrested on Monday in Clayton County on felony murder charges.
Police said Ivory and the 17-year-old victim were cousins.
The Atlanta Police Department said Ivory was apprehended by deputies with the Clayton County Sheriff's Office. Police said Tuesday afternoon that Ivory was in Clayton County Jail, awaiting transport to Fulton County Jail.
Police accuse Ivory of killing a 17-year-old on 398 Parkway Drive on Saturday.
Police said the shooting occurred at around 1:55 p.m.
Atlanta police said officers found the wounded teenager with a gunshot wound after arriving on the scene. The victim was rushed to the hospital by ambulance but later died.
Police have not released the identity of the teen who was killed.
A GoFundMe has been established to pay for funeral expenses for the teen killed in the shooting.
Editor's note: This story has been edited to correctly identify the 17-year-old victim in the shooting.
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