Man arrested in shooting death of Clark Atlanta University student
Police arrested a 25-year-old man in the death of Jatonne Sterling, a Clark Atlanta University student-athlete who was found with a gunshot wound Tuesday near campus, police said.
Police arrested a 25-year-old man in the death of Jatonne Sterling, a Clark Atlanta University student-athlete who was found with a gunshot wound Tuesday near campus, police said.
Keontay Holliman-Peoples was taken into custody on several charges, including felony murder and aggravated assault, Deputy Atlanta Police Chief Charles Hampton Jr. said at a news conference Thursday.
Jatonne Sterling was a sophomore baseball player for Clark Atlanta University.CAU AthleticsSterling, 20, and Holliman-Peoples knew each other and got into a dispute before the shooting, Hampton said.
"We know that there was some correspondence prior to Tuesday and even as early as Tuesday morning," Hampton said. "This was not a random homicide."
Hampton said Sterling got into a parked vehicle with Holliman-Peoples and another unidentified man. A dispute escalated, and shots were fired inside the car, he told reporters.
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