Police seek help finding vehicle after teen’s death at NW Atlanta food mart
Atlanta police are asking for the public’s help in finding a vehicle they say was involved in a robbery and fatal shooting of a teenager outside a small northwest Atlanta food market last week.
Officers were called to the B&E Food Mart in the 1000 block of Hollywood Road, near Center Hill Park, around 11 p.m. Friday. There, they found 18-year-old Jalin Hammons in the parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds, authorities said. Hammons was pronounced dead at the scene.
Atlanta homicide commander Lt. Andrew Smith told Channel 2 Action News that there was a verbal exchange between the victim and others inside a black sedan before gunshots rang out.
On Thursday, police identified the vehicle as a dark-colored Hyundai Sonata with a CarMax tag and a broken taillight cover.
No other details were provided.
Anyone with information about the incident or vehicle is asked to contact Atlanta police at 470-985-8013. Tipsters can remain anonymous, and be eligible for rewards of up to $2,000, by contacting Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-8477, texting information to 274637 or visiting the Crime Stoppers website.
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