Backpacks banned in middle, high schools in Clayton County

Backpacks are banned in Clayton County middle and high schools to prevent guns in schools. The policy change comes about two months after a gun went off at Jonesboro High School.

Teenager found shot to death on front porch of Clayton County home

Police found an 18-year-old lying face down with multiple gunshot wounds on the front porch of a Clayton County home. Now they're hoping someone out there can help identify his killer.

Man, infant dodge bullets outside Clayton County restaurant

A delivery driver's husband and baby were sitting inside their SUV when it was struck by multiple bullets.

Gun enforcement at Atlanta airport diminished by state law

The so-called constitutional carry law handcuffs police officers who have been enforcing gun restrictions at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Men charged with murder of woman found shot on back porch in Clayton County

Clayton County Police Department officials said Tamon Calloway and Yusef Minor are suspects in the deadly shooting of a woman found on a porch in February 2022.

Man arrested for deadly shooting at family Easter celebration in Clayton County

Jaswan Burroughs was charged with malice murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Person wanted for questioning in Forest Park double shooting

Police release photo of person investigators want to talk to about a double shooting last week in Forest Park.

Police search for 12-year-old girl missing in Jonesboro

Police went to Euston Court and Jonesboro after receiving a report of a missing person. Police said Makayla Brown was last seen at her home at about 5:45 p.m. 

Man cleared of double shooting involved Clayton County officer waiting for apology

Arterio Crumbley, who recently was cleared and release from jail in connection to the shooting of an officer and another man, said he initially thought police wanting him was a joke.

1 dead, 1 wounded in Forest Park double shooting

A shooting in Forest Park on Thursday evening left one man dead and another wounded.

Georgia girl's adoption leads family on journey of faith

Tanvi was born without a sacrum, the triangular bone that stabilizes the lower spine, and she was missing three lower vertebrae. She was diagnosed with caudal regression syndrome, a rare, complex birth defect in which the lower half of the body does not form correctly in the womb.

Police body camera video shows moments before officer shoots, kills 68-year-old man

Clayton County Police Department released body-camera footage of an officer-involved shooting that left 68-year-old Charles Calhoun dead in a neighborhood.