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Arrest made in New Year’s Day slaying in Atlanta
A suspect was arrested Thursday in a New Year’s Day shooting that left a teenager dead, Atlanta police said.
Jared Billings, 18, died in the shooting, which happened around 9 a.m. Jan. 1 at a home on Epworth Street.
Atlanta police spokeswoman Kim Jones said witnesses told investigators that Billings had gotten into an argument with another male, who pulled a gun and shot him.
Early Thursday, Atlanta police arrested Ronnie Clay Jr., 38, Jones said.
Clay was charged with murder and taken to the Fulton County Jail.
