More arrests in University Avenue fatal shooting

Two more people have been arrested in connection with a July fatal shooting on University Avenue.

Atlanta police said they have arrested a total of four people in the shooting death of 29-year-old Claude Dickerson. All four suspects face murder charges, according to a news release from police.

The most recent arrest came Thursday when Janorris Spears, 28, was taken into custody, police said. On Aug. 14, police arrested 27-year-old John Husband, according to the release. Terry Denham and Jerome Banks were arrested earlier in the month.

Around 2:45 p.m. July 26, police officers went to the 600 block of University Avenue, where they found Dickerson, of Montgomery, Ala., shot in the head. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he later died from injuries.

Spears’ first court appearance is scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday, according to jail records. Husband, Denham and Banks remain in custody with no bond.

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