CRIME & SAFETY

Details leading up to the shooting are still unclear.

A Stone Mountain man who was booked into the Fulton County Jail on unrelated charges last week has now been accused in the April killing of transgender woman Ashley Burton, officials said.

(Photo by Jonathan Jones/AJC) An Atlanta woman has been pronounced dead after she was involved in a shooting in Atlanta’s Downtown Hotel District Wednesday evening. Shorting before 8:00 PM, officers were dispatched to reports of gunfire on 400 W. Peachtree St. NW near Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard. When they arrived at the scene, they found Breanna Woods, 28, critically wounded.

Atlanta police are investigating a shooting in northwest Atlanta.

Lil Baby recently attended the funeral of slain Atlanta teen Bre'Asia Powell and urged attendees to stop the violence while delivering a pointed eulogy. On June 4, Powell, who was shot and killed during a graduation party in her high school's parking lot on May 28, was laid to rest at Jackson Memorial Baptist Church in Atlanta. Lil Baby was in attendance and spoke passionately during the homegoing service.

“Each and every day, I think about my son. I think about that deceased child,” she said. “This is not my son’s fault. It’s not his fault at all.”

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. - A woman who was shot at least five times is angry the gunman has still not been captured after almost a year. Georgia Hester is physically and emotionally hurting. She and her friend were shot at a home in Clayton County last summer. "He could have...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Frustrations of some southwest Atlanta residents are boiling over after Atlanta police say multiple cars were broken into over the weekend. Atlanta Police say multiple cars were broken into in a southwest Atlanta neighborhood over the weekend. Residents told Atlanta News First they are...

Atlanta City Council has approved plans to construct a $90m police training centre dubbed “cop city” amid public outcry. Funding for the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center was passed with an 11-4 vote on Tuesday 6 June. The controversial law enforcement centre has been a major part of Mayor Andre Dickens first term in office, despite significant local and national pushback. Protestors across the country joined the “Stop Cop City” movement after a multi-agency team of Georgia police fatally shot environmental activist Manuel “Tortuguita” Esteban Paez Terán, 26, in January. The activist, who uses they/them pronouns, was part of...

A man died after he fell and was hit by a bus getting off in front of a Burger King in Cobb County.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A beloved Atlanta bar manager is recovering after his family and co-workers say he was recently hit by a car outside his workplace. Ervin Lockett has worked at the Earl in southeast Atlanta for more than 10 years. He is currently the kitchen manager.

Police say a gunman who shot two children in DeKalb County is behind bars. Deonte Daugherty was charged with cruelty and assault Monday night. Police say around 1 a.m. on March 30, he fired several rounds into a home on Bouldercrest Road. Just days later on April 9, more bullets were shot into the home. Officers found Daugherty at a nearby apartment complex.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Police have arrested a man for a March shooting which injured two young children inside a DeKalb County apartment. Deonte Daugherty was charged with two counts of first-degree cruelty to children and 12 counts of aggravated assault. Those charges stem from the shooting of 6-year-old Justin...

More than three dozen individuals have been sentenced for their involvement in a large-scale fraud and money laundering operation that targeted individuals, corporations, and financial institutions throughout the United States. The defendants used business email compromise schemes, romance fraud scams, and retirement account scams, among other frauds, to steal more than $30 million from numerous victims.

DORAVILLE, Ga. — A 39-year-old woman has been missing in Doraville for three days and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday morning they believe she is in danger. According to the GBI, Ebony Varner was last seen around 9:20 a.m. on Saturday morning, June 3, in the area of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and I-285.

When Atlanta homemaker Sara Tokars is kidnapped, shot, and killed in front of her two young children, police are baffled. Who would want her dead? The answer may lie in the home safe of her husband Fred. Fore more crime and trial news coverage, visit Court TV

An Atlanta mom was arrested after it was found during an investigation that she placed her two sons inside an oven and turned it on. An Atlanta mom is now facing multiple charges after she was accused of placing her two young sons inside an oven and turning it on. Police authorities identified the mother as Lamora Williams and she is scheduled to face her trial for another time after she did not appear before a Fulton County judge for a hearing.

CHAMBLEE, Ga. — The city of Chamblee says a man and his friend were chased down, and the man was shot early Sunday morning, after they encountered a group of six men trying to rob the mailboxes at an apartment complex. According to a release from the city, it...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Conyers Police Officers said they are investigating the death of a man whose body was found inside a pick-up truck Sunday morning. According to police, officers were dispatched to a suspicious vehicle at Intown Suites, 1125 Northlake Drive. When they arrived, they found the victim who was identified as Dontavius Hardeman. Police said Hardeman died from gunshot wounds to his body.