Nearly one year after a man was gunned down outside a northwest Atlanta convenience store, police have made an arrest in the case.
Tyrik Bush was taken into custody March 24 and is being held in the Fulton County Jail on a charge of murder, jail records show. Officers had assistance from the Secret Service in locating Bush at his home in northwest Atlanta, police said.
Bush, who had been on the Atlanta Police Department’s “most wanted” list, was wanted in connection with the April 2, 2021, fatal shooting of 39-year-old Michael Bowden.
Officers found Bowden lying unconscious near the Troy Supermarket at the intersection of Troy Street and Joseph E. Boone Boulevard after the shooting. He was taken to a hospital, where he died, according to police.
His death was the second fatal shooting at that intersection in six months.
Homicide detectives identified Bush as a suspect but have not explained what tied him to the case. A motive was not disclosed.
Bush’s arrest was announced in a Facebook post late Wednesday.
“The Atlanta Police Department remains thankful for the partnerships with all of our federal, state and local partners and we appreciate the efforts of all of those involved in bringing yet another homicide case to a close,” the department said in a statement.
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