Crime & Public Safety
Crime & Public Safety

Teen ID’d as victim in deadly South Fulton shooting; man arrested

Police the victims were driving through a neighborhood when they were shot at.
By Chelsea Prince
Oct 29, 2018

An arrest has been made in a Friday afternoon shooting that left a 17-year-old boy dead and a 20-year-old man injured, South Fulton police said.

Natravious Juwan McDaniel faces charges of murder, aggravated assault and aggravated battery in connection with the shooting, which killed Jermaine Riley and injured Cortez Pounds, police spokesman Lt. Derrick Rogers said late Sunday in a statement.

Natravious Juwan McDaniel (Photo: Fulton County Sheriff’s Office)
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Riley and Pounds were driving through the Fairfield Square townhomes on Hackamore Drive and Old National Highway when bullets started flying about 3:30 p.m. Friday.

RELATED: 1 dead, 1 injured after shooting in South Fulton neighborhood

Pounds was taken to an area hospital for treatment. He is expected to recover, police told Channel 2 Action News on Friday.

McDaniel, 20, of Atlanta, is being held in the Fulton County Jail, records show. His bond has not been considered.

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