Authorities have made an arrest in the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old woman Wednesday afternoon at a McDonald’s in southwest Atlanta.

T’Niya Evans, 19, was booked into the Fulton County Jail on charges of murder, aggravated assault and one count of possessing a weapon during the commission of a felony, records show. Atlanta police said she also faces one count of theft by receiving stolen property.

T’Niya Evans faces charges of murder, aggravated assault and one count of possessing a weapon during the commission of a felony.

Credit: Fulton County Sheriff's Office

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Credit: Fulton County Sheriff's Office

The shooting happened about 2:40 p.m. at the fast-food restaurant located at 1166 Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard in the city’s West End neighborhood, authorities said. The location is near Queen Street and a short distance from The Mall West End.

When officers arrived, they found a woman identified as Tamanika Woods in critical condition with a gunshot wound. She was taken to a hospital, where she died. A motive in the shooting remains unclear.

Homicide investigators were at the restaurant Wednesday, which was roped off with caution tape, photos showed.

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