Atlanta police make arrests in 3 separate November fatal shootings

Atlanta police announced three arrests Monday afternoon in separate November shootings that left three men dead.

Diante Barnhill, 26, and Carlos Dill, 25, were arrested Friday. Terrance Edwards, 36, was arrested Saturday. They were all charged with murder and aggravated assault, according to online records.

In the most recent shooting, Dill was charged in the Friday killing of 24-year-old Jonathon Stafford, police said. Around 12:45 a.m., officers responded to the Crystal Heights apartments in the 3400 block of Boulder Park Drive, where they found Stafford shot, police said. He was taken to the hospital and later died.

That same day, investigators secured an arrest warrant for Dill. He was taken into custody at the hospital, where he was being treated for injuries related to the incident, police said.

Authorities confirmed he will be booked into the Fulton County Jail when he is released from the hospital. He was also charged with possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

In another shooting that occurred exactly a week prior on Nov. 19, Edwards was charged in the death of 41-year-old Ralph Hickey, police said. Hickey was found by officers at a BP gas station at the corner of Lee and Oak streets just after 1:15 a.m. He was taken to the hospital, where he died.

Edwards turned himself in at Atlanta Police Department headquarters Saturday and was booked into the Fulton County Jail. He was also charged with possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of or attempt to commit certain felonies.

The final arrest was made in a shooting that occurred on the eve of the Atlanta mayoral election. Barnhill was charged in the killing of a man who was found dead in a stairwell Nov. 1, police said. Around 8:20 p.m., officers responded to a gated apartment complex in the 500 block of Fulton Street and found the victim, who police said was familiar with the suspect. The victim’s name was not released.

Barnhill was located in Lilburn and taken into custody “without incident,” police said. He is being held at the Fulton County Jail. He was also charged with possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.