A teenager shot in an exchange of gunfire at a southeast Atlanta apartment complex ended up dead Tuesday morning at another complex a mile away, police said.
The victim was discovered at the Forest Cove Apartments on New Town Circle around 3 a.m. According to Atlanta police, the 17-year-old is connected to another investigation at the nearby Skylark apartment complex on Boulevard, where gunfire was reported around the same time.
He was identified by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office as Treveon Potts of Atlanta.
Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com
Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com
A second gunshot victim, who was said to be stable, was taken to a hospital, police Maj. Carlo Peek told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution from the Forest Cove scene.
Investigators later determined the two were shot at the Skylark when someone interrupted a group of people breaking into vehicles. Police have not confirmed if they are the break-in suspects, but a third person who is not considered a suspect was detained at that scene and is cooperating with investigators, according to Peek.
“We know there were some vehicle break-ins, and there was possible gunfire at that location as well,” he said.
At Forest Cove, a body could be seen lying outside a gray Jeep Gladiator. Peek said investigators believe Potts arrived at the complex in the Gladiator and died soon after. He did not know if the vehicle was reported stolen.
Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com
Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com
There was a large police presence outside the complex Tuesday morning, where mourners and residents gathered and investigators covered the teenager’s body with a blue tarp.
The incident is the latest in a string of violent crimes at the dilapidated Forest Cove complex, which is in the process of relocating residents ahead of its pending demolition. The city of Atlanta, in its lawsuit against the property management company, said Forest Cove has been the location of more than 650 police calls related to domestic violence, burglary, robbery and homicide since 2020.
