Crime & Safety
Accused Killer Of Delta Worker Shot Second Person: Police
The man who is accused of fatally shooting a Delta Air Lines employee is being charged in connection with another shooting, police said.
ATLANTA, GA — The man charged with the death of a Delta Air Lines employee shot Sunday in the parking lot is now being charged with killing another woman earlier that night, reports WSB.
Raeshaun Antonie Jones, also a Delta employee, has been charged with shooting and killing a woman in Clayton County, College Park Police Chief F. Williford told the station.
After killing that person, police say Jones went to the employee parking lot and killed 30-year-old Alexis Reed, Williford said. She was a ramp worker and had just gotten off when she was shot three times around 10:30 p.m.
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According to police, the shootings weren’t random and Jones knew both victims. Williford told WSB that Jones’ car was later spotted in Clayton County by authorities.
When they attempted to pull him over, he shot himself, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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“In a joint investigation with Clayton County Police, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Delta Corporate Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Raeshaun Antonie Jones’ location was identified,” College Park police said in an emailed statement to the news outlet. “Jones committed suicide when law enforcement attempted to initiate contact with him.”
The investigation into both women’s deaths is ongoing.
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