A recent traffic stop in Buckhead led to the arrest of a suspect nearly five months after police said he shot and killed a man in downtown Atlanta.
Keiontay Davis, 25, was pulled over Tuesday after a Zone 2 officer saw him roll through a red light and turn right at the intersection of Piedmont and Peachtree roads, according to Atlanta police. Davis didn’t have his license on him, but he told the officer his name.
The officers checked the information, which revealed he had outstanding warrants in Atlanta for felony murder and aggravated assault, police said. According to footage released by police, Davis said he was unaware of the warrants. He was detained, taken to police headquarters to speak with homicide detectives and later arrested, authorities said.
Zone 2 Officer Arrests Murder Suspect On Traffic Stop On February 21, 2023, around 2:00 a.m., a Zone 2 officer conducted a traffic stop off Piedmont Rd NE on a Nissan Rogue. The officer spoke with the driver and informed him the reason for the traffic stop. The officer asked the driver for his driver’s license, which he admitted he did not have with him. He provided the officer his information which was checked, and it revealed the driver had active warrants for felony murder and aggravated assault out of the City of Atlanta from a September 22, 2022, fatal shooting. The officer informed the driver he had a warrant and detained the male without incident. The warrants were confirmed and the male, identified as 25-year-old Keiontay Davis was transported to the Public Safety Headquarters to speak with homicide detectives. He was later transported to the Fulton County Jail and taken into their custody. There is no such thing as a “routine” traffic stop as this one led to the arrest of a murder suspect! Great work Zone 2 morning watch for being proactive and enforcing traffic laws which led to this arrest!
Posted by City of Atlanta Police Department on Monday, February 27, 2023
On Sept. 27, Atlanta police said gunfire was exchanged between two groups in the Hotel District near the Children’s Museum of Atlanta.
Officers received a report around 4:30 p.m. that day about two people arriving at Grady Memorial Hospital in a private vehicle after being shot, police said in a news release. The shooting happened on Baker Street at Williams Street.
Police said one victim was alert, but a second was in critical condition. Four days later, the department’s homicide unit learned one of the victims died from his injuries, leading the case to be investigated as a homicide. The victim was identified as 26-year-old Jaquavious Wilson by the Fulton County medical examiner.
Davis was booked into the Fulton County Jail and is facing charges of murder and aggravated assault. It’s unclear if the other victim was also allegedly shot by Davis. Police said he was one of the suspects charged in the shooting case, without elaborating.
“There is no such thing as a ‘routine’ traffic stop,” police added.
