ATLANTA -- Atlanta Police have made an arrest in the death of 51-year-old Jose Greer. Greer died December 8, 2015 after jumping from his third story condo trying to escape home invaders.
Surveillance video showed an unsuspecting resident allowing one of the suspects in through a back door of the southwest Atlanta condo building on Oak Street. He then allowed two additional suspects into the building. Police say when the men started kicking in the door to Greer's condo, Greer went onto the balcony to escape. When they made entry, he jumped.
He fell onto a concrete sidewalk suffering a broken pelvis, broken arms and several other fractures. He died six hours later at Grady Memorial Hospital.
Police believe the suspects walked right by Greer, who was lying on the ground. "That makes it worse to us because they didn't render him any aid whatsoever," Maj. Adam Lee III told 11Alive's Kevin Roswon during the early stages of the investigation.
Thursday afternoon, Atlanta Police announced the arrest of 20-year-old Lil'che Stafford. Stafford was arrested by the Denver Police Dept. and U.S. Marshals at the Denver airport. In a tweet sent out from the official Atlanta Police Twitter account, the announcement came with the hashtag #WeCatchBadGuys.
Atlanta Police said they've identified at least five suspects wanted in connection with the home invasion and death. They anticipate additional arrests, and said CrimeStoppers has been "instrumental" in moving the case forward.
