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Person shot and killed in Atlanta's Sweet Auburn neighborhood, $10,000 reward for suspect

Investigators are still working to determine what led up to the incident.

ATLANTA — A person was found with multiple gunshot wounds early Saturday in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood and later died at the hospital, police said.

APD investigators are still working to determine what happened, and few details about the incident were immediately available.

Atlanta Police said officers responded around 1:15 a.m. to a location on William H. Borders Dr., between Auburn Avenue and Edgewood Avenue.

"On scene officers found an adult male with multiple gunshot wounds," a police statement said. "The victim was taken to the hospital but died of his injuries. Atlanta Police Homicide Unit detectives are working to determine the circumstances that led to the incident."

The victim has been identified as 31-year-old Keon Yarber. 

A $10,000 reward is on offer for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the suspect.

Anyone who may have seen or anything or who knows what might have happened is asked to contact 911 or Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS (8477).

 

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