Crime & Safety
Suspected Gunman Turns Self in for Auburn Avenue Shooting Death
Antonio M. Wilson charged with murder.
Atlanta police said Wednesday a 21-year-old wanted for murder in connection to a July 23 shooting Downtown, turned himself into authorities on Monday.
Antonio M. Wilson is charged with the murder of Joshua Alexis. He also faces aggravated assault with a weapon, aggravated battery, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and making terroristic threats.
Police said the incident at 196 Auburn Ave. NE stemmed from a long-simmering dispute between Wilson, Alexis and a third person, Simuel Stevenson.
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Wilson, police said, ran into Alexis and Stevenson on Auburn Avenue and fired at both.
Alexis died at Grady Memorial Hospital; Stevenson, who was shot in the buttocks, received non-life threatening injuries.
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