Metro Atlanta

Woman, 60, accused of fatally stabbing woman near Bankhead liquor store

The 53-year-old died at a hospital.
By Rosana Hughes
Updated July 18, 2025

A woman has been charged in the fatal stabbing of another woman in Atlanta’s Bankhead neighborhood Wednesday afternoon.

Renee Hudson, 60, is accused of killing a 53-year-old woman around 2:30 p.m. at 918 Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway, Atlanta police said. The address corresponds to a liquor store and a check-cashing business at the corner with Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard. Officials did not say if the stabbing took place inside or outside the building.

The victim, identified as Gayle Glass by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office, was found by officers with a stab wound to her leg, authorities said. She was rushed to a hospital in critical condition and pronounced dead.

Officials have not said if the women knew each other or what sparked the violence.

Hudson was booked into the Fulton County jail Thursday. She faces several charges, including murder, aggravated assault and possession of a knife during the commission of a felony.

She is being held without bond. Police have not released any other details.

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Rosana Hughes is an award-winning bilingual (fluent in Spanish) journalist with a passion for explanatory public service journalism. She has been a reporter on the breaking news team since January 2022.

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