New arrests in deadly Buckhead stabbing, Atlantic station double homicide
Atlanta police update homicide of 77-year-old Buckhead mother, homicide of 2 children at Atlantic station
Atlanta police are expected to hold a press conference at 7 p.m. on two violent cases that have shaken up the city: the recent Paces West Terrace stabbing of a 77-year-old mother after a car robbery, and the gang-related shooting that claimed the lived two children, 12 and 15, near Atlantic Station just after Thanksgiving.
ATLANTA - In a press conference held Monday night, Atlanta police revealed two suspects have been arrested in two different violent cases that have shaken up the city: the recent Paces West Terrace stabbing of a 77-year-old mother after a car robbery, and the gang-related shooting that claimed the lived two children, 12 and 15, near Atlantic Station just after Thanksgiving.
Mayor Andre Dickens, who led the press conference, counts the double arrests as a victory in the city's attempt to decrease crime in the area.
Arrest in stabbing of 77-year-old Buckhead mother
Antonio Brown, 23, was arrested for the death of 77-year-old Eleanor Bowles earlier on Monday, according to Dickens.
"The killing of Ms. Bowles is understandably rocking our community," the mayor said.
On Saturday night, police said Bowles died from "multiple lacerations" at her home on Paces West Terrace in Buckhead. Investigators believed she caught Brown in the midst of stealing her car before he turned on her.
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Ellen Bowles and her son, Michael Bowles. (Credit: Michael Bowles) (Supplied)
"We put out a call just yesterday asking for help identifying a person of interest in camera footage," Dickens said, referring to photos the police released of the suspect.
In less than 24 hours, a neighbor who saw the photos spotted Brown and contacted police.
Antonio Brown (Fulton County Sheriff's Office)
Police say they are not sure how Brown got past the security gate. The investigation remains ongoing.
"When something like this happens, the entire village is impacted and the entire village is called to support," the mayor said. "And regardless of if you live on the northside of town, the southside, the east or the west, regardless of your economic station, APD and this administration will exhaust all of our resources to bring violent criminals to justice and to keep our city streets safe."
The mayor said his arrest was thanks to Connect Atlanta, a camera network available to city police that helps them identify suspects in various crimes.
Third teen arrested in deadly double shooting on 17th Street Bridge
During the press conference, the mayor also revealed that another suspect was arrested in the 17th Street Bridge that killed 12-year-old Zyion Charles and 15-year-old Cameron Jackson.
A 16-year-old juvenile from Clayton County was picked up. Authorities did not release his name. He was charged with party to a crime for murder, aggravated assault, and gang charges.
This makes the third arrest after Atlanta Police Chief Charles Hampton, Jr. already released information that a 15- and 16-year-old were charged with two counts of murder, aggravated assault and a gang-related charge.
(From left to right: Zyion Charles, Cameron Jackson) (FOX 5 Atlanta)
Charles and Jackson were gunned down in what authorities have labeled a gang-related incident. The boys are just two of six people shot on Nov. 26 on the 17th Street bridge after being removed from the Atlantic Station premises.
"It's not fair. It was a whole, now it's a half," the boy's twin sister Zyrhia said. "I don't have him no more."
Two teens arrested in 'gang-related' shooting deaths of 12-, 15-year-old near Atlantic Station
Atlanta police arrested two teens Tuesday and charged them with murder in the deadly shooting that occurred on 17th Street, just feet away from popular Atlantic Station. It's where 12-year-old Zion Charles and 15-year-old Cameron Jackson were murdered.
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Funeral plans for 15-year-old Cameron Jackson have not been made public.
What is the city of Atlanta doing to drive down violent crime?
The mayor dedicated part of the presser to explaining how the expansion of Connect Atlanta is expected to help Atlanta stay ahead of the national average of homicide closure rates. The city currently sits at 82-percent while the nation is only at 52-percent.
"Let me be very clear to those who would want to do harm in our community, who would want to perpetrate these crimes: If you pull a gun or pull out a knife in our city to hurt, harm, or kill someone, you will be arrested and sent to jail," he said. "We will use all of the tools of the Atlanta Police Department and our friends and our partners, every resource we have to bring to justice criminals that act in this violent way."
Those tools include more than 10,000 cameras around the city that are already integrated into the system and more than 6,500 that have been registered.
Police say their ongoing use of technology has already driven down crime in all areas except shoplifting in the Buckhead area.
Both cases remain active as the families hold vigils to grieve their loved ones ahead of the holidays.