Police make arrest in fatal shooting over 12-pack of beer
Bond was denied Thursday for the man suspected of killing a pedestrian who refused to relinquish a 12-pack of beer.
Lawrence Williams' body was found on Sept. 18 outside an apartment complex in northwest Atlanta, police said.
According to witnesses, Williams was walking home with the beer when he was confronted by another man, now identified as Liborio Palacios, 48.
"The victim refused to give up the beer and was shot once in the chest," APD Maj. Keith Meadows said. Police, using witness descriptions, tracked the car down to a nearby trailer park and named him as the suspect. But Palacios had fled the state.
He was recently tracked down by police in Huntsville, Ala., an APD spokesman said. APD Fugitive Task Force officers transported him to Fulton County Jail on Monday.
Palacios will have another hearing in about two weeks, police said.
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A native Atlantan, Boone joined the AJC staff in 2007. He quickly carved out a niche covering crime stories, assuming the public safety beat in 2014. He's covered some of the biggest trials this decade, from Hemy Neuman to Ross Harris to Chip Olsen, the latter of which was featured on Season 7 of the AJC's award-winning "Breakdown" podcast.
