Atlanta police have arrested two more suspects in the killing of music producer and DJ Tarris Caswell, nearly two months after he was shot to death during a robbery outside a Southwest Atlanta apartment building. Kevon McFasion, 17, and Timardre Johnson, 20, were taken into custody on Thursday and now face murder charges alongside a 16-year-old suspect arrested two weeks ago.
Charges Pile Up as Investigation Widens
McFasion and Johnson were each charged with murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, according to Atlanta News First. Their arrests bring the total number of suspects charged in Caswell's death to three. The case stems from an August 21 robbery in the 300 block of McDaniel Street, where police say Caswell, 33, was shot and killed inside his own vehicle.
Officers responding to the scene just after 1:30 a.m. were flagged down and directed to a vehicle parked in front of the 2600 Building, the station's report notes. Grady EMS workers rendered aid, but Caswell was pronounced dead at the scene. He worked as an Atlanta music producer and DJ, and investigators believe he and a friend had been lured to the location under the false premise that they were picking up two young men to drive them to a rap studio or video session, per the same account.
A Case That Started With Two Unidentified Faces
In the days after the shooting, police released images of two persons of interest seen near the scene and asked the public for help identifying them, as the station's earlier coverage detailed. That public appeal eventually led to the arrest of a 16-year-old suspect two and a half weeks before McFasion and Johnson were taken into custody. Police charged that teenager with murder, armed robbery, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, but withheld the suspect's identity because of the suspect's age.
Atlanta police have not released booking details, court dates or further specifics on how investigators connected McFasion and Johnson to the case. The Atlanta Police Department's own news page lists the case as an arrest update tied to a homicide at 369 McDaniel St. SW, according to the Atlanta Police Department. The investigation remains active, and it is not yet clear whether additional suspects could face charges.
Killing Comes Amid a Mixed Crime Picture Citywide
Caswell's death adds to a complicated year for violent crime in Atlanta. City data compiled through the first quarter of 2026 showed homicides falling to 16, down from 25 during the same stretch in 2025, while robberies dropped from 155 to 117 over that same period, according to USA Today. Rape cases also declined slightly, from 25 to 21.
Aggravated assaults were the exception, climbing from 639 to 773 cases over the same three months, the newspaper reported, citing a Major Cities Chiefs Association review that found violent crime in Atlanta had fallen in three of four tracked categories during that period. The dossier evidence does not establish a complete homicide total for all of 2026 or indicate whether Caswell's case fits into that broader citywide trend.
For now, the case against McFasion, Johnson and the still-unnamed 16-year-old remains in its early stages, with no publicly available booking records, court filings or statements from the newly arrested suspects. Atlanta police have not said whether more arrests are expected.
