19-year-old arrested in shooting death of 7-year-old Zoey Price

Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum and Mayor Andre Dickens held a press conference on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, to announce a major breakthrough in the investigation into the death of 7-year-old Zoey Price. Authorities have arrested 19-year-old Preston Smith of Forest Park, charging him with murder after he allegedly opened fire on a Tiger Flowers Drive home on February 24, killing the young cheerleader and wounding her mother.