Quick-thinking officer helps catch murder suspect
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ATLANTA (WGCL) — A quick-thinking Atlanta police officer was able to nab a murder suspect moments after a shooting.
It happened February 27 on Moreland Avenue near Memorial Drive.
According to Atlanta police, members of Atlanta Police Department’s Mounted Patrol Unit were assigned to a street racing detail.Around 8 p.m., officers conducting a traffic stop were alerted to a shooting that happened moments earlier near the officer’s location.
Officers went to the shooting and found a man dead from a gunshot wound.
More officers arrived and witnesses directed the officers to Lashon Grace, 42, who was reportedly leaving the area on foot.
According to a police spokesperson, an officer allegedly saw Grace throw a gun over a nearby fence.
Police said Grace was arrested and the handgun was recovered.
Grace was taken to DeKalb County Jail facing murder charges. Police have not released a motive for the shooting.
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