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Police seek a man leaving bodily fluids at Solid Rock Pentecostal Church in South Fulton; offering a reward for information on the long-dreadlocked suspect.
The Georgia Supreme Court ruled that jailhouse recordings can be used in the murder case against suspects in the 2019 killing of a Clark Atlanta student.
A Florida woman died in a Georgia officer-involved shooting after a high-speed chase and exchange of gunfire following a failed traffic stop for speeding.
Four relatives, including a toddler, were found fatally stabbed in a Perry mobile home; a male person of interest is questioned as police investigate.
Former deputy Justin Woods was arrested for excessive force on a restrained inmate in Coweta County Jail, Georgia.
Carlos Diaz faces charges, including malice and felony murder, for a fatal shooting at a post-prom party in Cobb County, claiming the life of 17-year-old Ashton Hornsby.
Yamir Paul Thomas was convicted and sentenced for the murder of his boss, after a dispute at Church's Chicken. He received two life terms and additional years.
Leonard Fortner's family sues Fulton County entities after his fatal assault in jail, highlighting negligence and a failure to protect him due to his HIV-positive status and LGBTQ+ identity.
A police chase after an armed robbery in Buckhead ended in a crash that killed a young man, Richard O. Wells Jr., and led to the arrest of the suspect connected to multiple robberies.
ASU student Gennia Grimes was allegedly murdered by her boyfriend, Rogers McCloud Jr., who is charged with capital murder after a shooting in Alabama.
A Stone Mountain man received two life sentences for the murder of his boss in September 2023, confirmed by the DeKalb County District Attorney's Office.
Five teens were arrested by Atlanta Police for a homicide that occurred on January 3, 2025; two 16-year-olds were charged with murder and armed robbery.
An 87-year-old woman died after a train struck her in Atlanta. The incident, deemed accidental, is under investigation by the Atlanta Police Department and Fulton County Medical Examiner.
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