A suspect is in custody and charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a man on Crescent Avenue in Midtown early Sunday morning.
According to the Atlanta Police Department report, officers responded to shots fired at the location of 1150 Crescent Ave NE at around 1:45 a.m. Officers working a city approved extra job, immediately observed the male shooter and quickly detained him without incident.
Officers located a male victim nearby in an alleyway, suffering from a gunshot wound. Grady EMS responded to the scene and pronounced the male deceased. He has not been identified.
The male suspect was transported back to APD headquarters to be interviewed. After further investigation, APD Homicide Detectives found probable cause to charge the suspect, identified as Ricky Hutchinson, 21, with murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
