Crime & Public Safety
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Man arrested in fatal shooting in NW Atlanta

A 33-year-old man is dead after being shot multiple times in northwest Atlanta, according to police.

Credit: Henri Hollis

Credit: Henri Hollis

A 33-year-old man is dead after being shot multiple times in northwest Atlanta, according to police.
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Oct 16, 2022

A suspect is in custody a day after a 33-year-old man was found shot to death in northwest Atlanta’s West Lake neighborhood, according to police.

Atlanta officers were called to the 100 block of Victor Circle around 11:15 a.m. Friday and found the victim, identified by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office as Joshua Malone, with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital, where he died.

By Saturday, 48-year-old Earnest Beasley was arrested on charges of felony murder, possession of a firearm during a felony and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

No other details about the victim or circumstances of the shooting were released by police.

— Please return to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for updates.

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