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2nd victim dies from injuries in shooting near Atlantic Station
Police shared surveillance video of two people investigators believe fired shots in the deadly weekend shooting that killed a 12-year-old and 15-year-old.
ATLANTA - Atlanta police are asking for the public's help in locating two suspects wanted for the deadly shooting over the weekend near Atlantic Station.
During a Wednesday press conference, investigators released video surveillance footage recorded prior to the incident.
Officials announced that a second child wounded in the incident on the 17th Street bridge from Saturday has died. FOX 5's Aungelique Proctor spoke with the Fulton County Medical examiner, who identified the boy as 15-year-old Cameron Jackson. The teen was being treated at Grady Hospital and died from his injuries on Tuesday.
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Atlanta Police Department update on deadly 17th Street shooting investigation
Police are looking for two people believed to be involved in a shooting near Atlantic Station. One suspect is wearing a black and yellow hoodie and the other is wearing a blue hoodie with white letters, according to police.
Tiffany Smith, Cameron's mother, tells FOX 5 she was homeschooling her son. She says he was quite the athlete.
Cameron Jackson, 15, died after he was wounded in a shooting near Atlantic Station, according to the Fulton County Medical Examiner (Source: Family).
"My baby was a boxer, he had been boxing since he was 9-years-old, it was almost like he was a professional boxer," Smith said. "He loved to ride dirt bikes, he loved to cook and he loved science. Loved animals."
Twelve-year-old Zyion Charles was also killed in the deadly shooting that injured multiple people.
Atlanta police officers were initially called around 8 p.m. to Market Street after receiving a report of multiple people shot. Police said an off-duty Atlanta police officer and Atlantic Station security guards had escorted a group of minors for "disorderly behavior." Police said something caused the situation to escalate to gunfire. The shooting itself took place on 17th Street.
Atlanta Police Department investigators shared an image of a "main shooter" in a deadly weekend shooting near Atlantic Station. (Atlanta Police Department)
Atlanta police investigators said this person wearing a blue hoodie with white letters on the front is one of two suspects in a shooting near Atlantic Station. (Atlanta Police Department)
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Police have not identified any of the suspects, but said this was a result of a dispute between a group of teenagers and young adults that ended with gun violence.
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Mother of murdered 12-year-old speaks before City Council
Atlanta City Council listened to the mother of Zyion Charles, the 12-year-old shot and killed in a shooting near Atlantic Station over the weekend. Council members met to discuss the big gap in juvenile justice.
Lieutenant Germain Dearlove, the Atlanta Police Homicide Commander, said there is a possibility that there were at least two shooters involved.
Zyion Charles, 12, was killed in a shooting on the 17th Street bridge outside Atlantic Station.
In January, Atlanta leaders implemented a curfew at Atlanta Station, saying the decision was in response to the rise in crime across the city. At the time it was announced, officials said it would be strictly enforced. The policy stated no person under the age of 18 was allowed on the premises without a parent or guardian after 3 p.m. Each adult can only accompany a maximum of four minors. No one under the age of 21 was permitted on the property after 9 p.m. A spokesperson for Atlantic Station said there was a 24/7 security team in place and over 500 surveillance cameras throughout the property.
Crimestoppers is offering a $10,000 reward leading to an arrest in the double homicide. Anyone with information related to this case is urged to contact Atlanta Police Department or Crimestoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477).