Atlanta police have made an arrest in a January shooting that left a driver dead.

Justin Price was arrested in Camden, N.J., and transported to Atlanta on Sunday. He was being held in the Fulton County Jail on a murder warrant Tuesday.

Price, 29, is accused of fatally shooting Earl Jefferson, who was found dead Jan. 13 at an accident scene at Piedmont and Edgewood avenues. Police found two vehicles had collided, with Jefferson, 22, shot several times and unresponsive.  Jefferson's vehicle also had been struck several times by gunfire, police said.

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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