Crime & Public Safety

Second suspect arrested months after fatal northwest Atlanta shooting

Keith Lavelle Ford
Keith Lavelle Ford
By Raisa Habersham
June 27, 2018

A second arrest has been made nearly four months after a man was shot and killed during a fight, Atlanta police confirmed.

Keith Lavelle Ford, 54, faces murder and armed robbery charges in the March 28 shooting of Juan Alarcon.

Ford’s arrest comes a month after that of his alleged accomplice,  Kevin Jones. Ford and Jones remained in the Fulton County jail Wednesday without bond.

Kevin Jones was arrested in May. (Credit: Fulton County Sheriff's Office)
Kevin Jones was arrested in May. (Credit: Fulton County Sheriff's Office)

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Officers responded to the shooting in the 2700 block of Revere Drive in northwest Atlanta and found Alarcon with multiple wounds. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he died from his injuries.

According to police, Alarcon argued with several men before the shooting. They were seen leaving the area in a gold or brown Nissan Sentra, according to police.

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Raisa Habersham is the Intown Atlanta hyperlocal reporter for The Atlanta-Journal Constitution.

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