A man suspected of opening fire on a crew of contractors at his southwest Atlanta apartment complex Wednesday afternoon, injuring one worker and killing another, has been found and arrested, police said.
Trevion Dashawn Webb, 26, of Jonesboro, was identified and taken into custody Thursday, Atlanta police said in a news release. Webb was booked into the Fulton County Jail on charges of murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
Webb’s mother, Nahesa Webb, said in an interview with Channel 2 Action News that she believes her son suffers from an untreated mental illness and that he did not know why he had been arrested. After speaking with him soon after his arrest, she believes he blacked out before he committed the alleged shooting.
Responding officers found two men suffering from gunshot wounds at the Premier at 1935 Apartments in the 1900 block of Alison Court just after 2 p.m. Wednesday, police said. Both were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, where one of the men, a 43-year-old, died from his injuries. The man’s identity has not been released.
According to Channel 2, officers at the scene said Webb became angry about the noise made by the contractors and confronted them. That escalated to the point that Webb got a gun and began shooting, police told the news station.
Webb fled the scene and was not taken into custody until Thursday, police said. No further details have been released about how or where he was located.
According to Nahesa Webb, her son recently had another violent episode, this time directed at his family. That outburst occurred at a home in Jonesboro late Jan. 31, according to a Clayton County police news release.
Police said Trevion Webb wanted to speak to someone in the house about a trip to South Carolina but began arguing with three of his relatives and attacked two of them. When family members tried to force him out of the house, he pulled a gun and pointed it at the two people, according to the release.
One of them was his 16-year-old brother, Webb’s mother told Channel 2. Police said he chased the teen down the street while brandishing the weapon.
Webb was gone by the time police arrived. Investigators obtained warrants for his arrest on charges of aggravated assault, simple battery and two counts of cruelty to children, a Clayton police spokesperson said.
Webb played wide receiver for the Clark Atlanta University football team after graduating from South Atlanta High School, according to the school’s website.
— Staff writer Matt Bruce contributed to this article.
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