Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect that no shots were fired by law enforcement.
A suspect who briefly barricaded himself inside a home after a fatal shooting in South Fulton was arrested Saturday morning, police said.
Rodney Jarrell, 31, was taken into custody by the South Fulton Metro SWAT team on charges of murder, aggravated assault and possession of a weapon during the commission of a felony, authorities said. He is accused of shooting a man multiple times in front of a home on Lamp Post Place in the Buffington Park neighborhood Thursday and then barricading himself inside the home, police spokesman Lt. Jubal Rogers told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Officers were called to the neighborhood across from I-85 around 5:30 p.m. and found Quentavious Gooden shot to death outside the home, according to police. Jarrell entered the residence after the shooting, threatened to shoot two people and left the scene before officers arrived, Rogers said.
At the time, Rogers said officers did not know that Jarrell had already fled the scene, prompting the SWAT team to respond. Law enforcement broke into the home several hours later and realized the suspect had already left.
The two people inside the home who were allegedly threatened were identified by police as Jarrell’s family members. Gooden and the suspect were “known associates,” but Rogers did not further comment on their relation.
Officers returned Friday morning to continue searching for the suspect after they received a report that he was walking around the neighborhood, according to Channel 2 Action News. On Friday, a front window appeared to have been bashed in.
No details were released regarding his arrest Saturday. Police have not said what may have led to the shooting and a motive remains undetermined.
Credit: South Fulton Police Department
Credit: South Fulton Police Department
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