A man was fatally shot Friday evening near the Trap Music Museum in northwest Atlanta and another man was arrested, police said.

The victim was found shot multiple times in a parking lot in the 600 block of Travis Street off Northside Drive around 8 p.m., according to authorities. He was identified as 38-year-old Christopher Campbell and pronounced dead at the scene

Atlanta police Homicide Commander Lt. Andrew Smith said during a news conference that the gunfire erupted after a verbal dispute.

“We do have an individual detained who is a security guard in the parking lot,” Smith said, adding that the person was privately hired and not affiliated with Atlanta police.

On Saturday afternoon, police announced an arrest in the case but did not say if the person they arrested is the security guard. Jacquez Whitfield, 27, is facing charges of murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

Fatal Shooting: 630 Travis Street NW Zone 5 On camera: Lt. Andrew Smith, Homicide Commander Preliminary information:...

Posted by City of Atlanta Police Department on Friday, February 23, 2024

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The renovation of Jekyll Island's Great Dunes golf course includes nine holes designed by Walter Travis in the 1920s for the members of the Jekyll Island Club. Several holes that were part of the original layout where located along the beach and were bulldozed in the 1950s.(Photo by Austin Kaseman)

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