Atlanta cops have thrown down the gauntlet in a citywide manhunt for a shooter who left a teen wounded outside a southwest Atlanta gas station in late December. The hunt intensified after police released surveillance snaps of the suspect, known only as "JT," who they say sparked a violent confrontation ending in gunfire.
The incident, which has rattled the community, kicked off just before 7:30 p.m. on December 27, 2023 – when bullets flew near a BP station on the 2200 block of Cascade Road, as reported by FOX 5 Atlanta. The victim, only 18, was rushed to the hospital, thankfully, the injuries weren’t a one-way ticket to the morgue, he's expected to pull through. Witnesses were tight-lipped, but security footage pointed to "JT" as the prime person of interest, with investigators piecing together the moments leading up to the shooting linking it back to a fight.
In a city grappling with its share of gun violence, the Atlanta Police Department is pushing hard for any leads. An offer from Crime Stoppers Atlanta dangles a $2,000 bounty for tips leading to an arrest and indictment. No stranger to the streets, "JT's" identity remains elusive; the cops are banking on the public's eye to bring this case to a close.
Anyone with knowledge that could put the cuffs on "JT" should drop a dime on the Crime Stoppers Atlanta tip line at (404) 577-8477 Atlanta News First reminds us. The spill of events from the physical dispute to the trigger pull remains under scrutiny, but the streets talk, and sooner or later, "JT" just might run out of places to hide.
