Reward offered in teen’s shooting death at abandoned Forest Park apartment

Police are trying to identify a suspect accused in the fatal shooting of a teenager inside an abandoned Forest Park apartment in February.

Brandon Thomas, 19, was found shot to death on or around Feb. 19 at the Forest Villas Apartment complex in the 500 block of Georgia Avenue, Forest Park police said. The complex is near Starr Park and Forest Parkway.

According to police, Thomas’s body was found by family members in the apartment after they tried to report him as a missing person. No other details were provided by authorities about what led to the shooting.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Forest Park police. Tipsters can remain anonymous, and still be eligible for rewards of up to $5,000, by contacting Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-8477, texting information to 274637 or visiting the Crime Stoppers website.

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