Police: Suspect ID’d who said he ‘messed up’ after shooting man in South Fulton
A 65-year-old suspect is in custody in connection with a fatal shooting at a South Fulton apartment complex on Thursday morning, police said.
John Paul Moore is accused of shooting and killing a man at the Westwood Glen Apartment Homes in the 1200 block of Fairburn Road, South Fulton police spokeswoman Ashley Minter-Osanyinbi said in a news release.
She said Moore called 911 after the shooting, stayed at the scene and told police “that he had messed up,” AJC.com previously reported.
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Update: Police say this 65 year old man called 911 saying he shot someone. One man is dead and the shooter faces murder charges. I’ll have new details at noon. @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/c0vMX3sZVa
— Tom Jones (@TomJonesWSBTV) September 27, 2018
Minter-Osanyinbi said Moore and the victim got into an altercation shortly before gunshots were heard at 8:27 a.m. Their relationship is unknown, although they weren’t strangers.
This shooting about 12 hours after another deadly shooting in the city, officials said. The two shooting are not connected, police said.
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Moore faces charges of murder and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony, according to jail records. He remains in the Fulton County Jail without bond.
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