Crime & Safety
3 Killed In West End Targeted Shooting Identified: Reports
One of the three people killed in the Evans Street triple shooting was a teen, according to a media report.
ATLANTA, GA — The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office has identified two of the three people killed in a triple shooting Saturday in the 600 block of Evans Street, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Sunday.
Citing the medical examiner's office, the AJC reported Derrion Johnson, 17, and Jarvis Scott, 38, died in the targeted shooting. The third person killed in the shooting was a 20-year-old man, the AJC reported.
The medical examiner did not identify the third person; however, Kiwi Ashmeade told Channel 2 Action News the person was Ashmeade's nephew, Jakobi Maddox.
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It is unknown which of the three was the accused gunman.
Atlanta Police previously said the shooting suspect targeted two other people before being shot himself.
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"The preliminary investigation indicates this was a targeted shooting, where a male suspect approached two individuals and began shooting at them. One of those individuals returned fire at the suspect. The suspect and the two individuals were struck by gunfire and all three died from their injuries," police said.
A motive in the shooting is unknown.
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