ATLANTA — Atlanta police have a suspect in custody for a Friday night murder near Atlanta’s Trap Music Museum.
According to police, a man was shot and killed around 8:09 p.m. Friday night.
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Officers arrived at the scene at 630 Travis Street NW in Atlanta, the address of the Trap Music Museum, and found a man with multiple gunshot wounds.
Medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene and the Atlanta Police Department’s Homicide Unit began an investigation.
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On Saturday afternoon, police said they had a suspect in custody, 27-year-old Jacquez Whitfield.
Whitfield was charged with murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. He was taken to the Fulton County Jail for processing, according to APD.
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Police have not released the identity of the victim.
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