Arrest made for fatal shooting on James P. Brawley Drive on Jan. 17

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Atlanta police investigate a deadly shooting along James P. Brawley Drive NW on Jan. 17, 2024. (FOX 5)

Update: 44-year-old Rafa Ali Chazak has been arrested for the fatal shooting on James P. Brawley Drive NW on Jan. 17. Chazak is being charged with murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. 

ORIGINAL STORY

A deadly Atlanta shooting on Wednesday evening is under investigation. Few details about the English Avenue neighborhood shooting have been released.

It happened around 8:45 p.m. along James P. Brawley Drive NW near Dalvigney Street NW.

Officers arrived to find a man suffering from at least one gunshot wound, according to the Atlanta Police Department.

Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.

Crime scene tape surrounded the intersection and investigators were seen entering a home near the intersection.

K-9s were brought in to search the nearby brush.

A description of the shooter was not immediately available.

Investigators spent the evening speaking to witnesses and collecting physical evidence.

The name of the man who was killed has not been released.

Anyone with information is asked to call the APD Homicide Unit.