The Legal Chronicle
(11 Alive News)
Local News
A young man was reportedly shot and killed in the Spring Valley Apartment Homes parking lot Saturday morning, August 22, 2015.
According to 11 Alive News, an argument in the Spring Valley Apartment Homes parking lot, off Candler Road, erupted in gunfire around 10:30am. It is unclear whether the assailant was attempting to rob the victim when the shooting began. However, one witness apparently told media “the men were arguing over a backpack.” The male victim, described by witnesses as a “young guy…18 or 19 or 20,” succumbed to fatal injuries at the scene.
Police have not yet identified a suspect, once again leaving residents concerned for their safety. The apartment complex was reportedly the scene of an arson in June, which injured two people and displaced five families.
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