An Atlanta man is facing a murder charge in connection with a deadly shooting Thursday evening outside a downtown MARTA station.
According to a MARTA spokesperson, the shooting happened shortly before 6 p.m. near the Five Points station. It was triggered by an argument on the walkway leading from the Peachtree Fountains Plaza along Peachtree Street, just across the street from the train station.
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
The victim was identified in a MARTA police report as 33-year-old Keith Smith. He was shot multiple times and later died at Grady Memorial Hospital.
Alejandro Depaz, 36, was arrested at the scene on charges of felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Depaz has been arrested multiple times since 2015 by Atlanta, Georgia World Congress Center, Georgia State University and MARTA police on charges ranging from criminal trespass to public indecency.
None of his previous arrests were for violent offenses. He is being held without bond in the Fulton County Jail.
“The cause of the altercation is still under investigation at this time,” MARTA police spokesperson Sgt. Deneya Littles said Friday.
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