2nd Atlanta man arrested on murder charge months after shooting
A second suspect was arrested more than three months after a shooting that left one man dead and another in critical condition in southwest Atlanta, police said.
Dentavius Roberson joined Jaylen Patterson in the Fulton County Jail on Friday, where both are facing multiple counts, including murder, Atlanta police said. They are accused of killing 31-year-old Tabari Walters on April 19 at the Continental Colony Apartments in Atlanta’s Greenbriar neighborhood. Both suspects are 23.
Patterson was arrested by Georgia State Patrol troopers just a few days before Roberson, police said.
According to police, the suspects also shot a second man who was taken to the hospital with critical injuries. At the time, police said the two victims were brothers, Channel 2 Action News reported.
Investigators believe the shooting stemmed from an argument that escalated into a fight between the brothers and another group, Channel 2 reported.
Patterson was booked into the Fulton jail Aug. 5 on one count of murder and two counts each of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, online records show. Roberson was booked on identical counts. Both remain in jail without bond.
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