ATLANTA — Atlanta Police said its homicide investigators secured arrest warrants Monday for a suspect in connection to Atlanta hairstylist Ashley Burton's death.
Authorities said they obtained warrants for Darius Mills, 31, for charges including murder, armed robbery, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and the possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
APD said Mills is currently in custody at the Fulton County Jail on unrelated charges.
11Alive previously reported about Ashley Burton-- a transgender woman who was shot and killed at the City Park Apartments on Fairburn Road on April 11.
Atlanta Police said they got a call from their 911 center at 4:22 a.m. in reference to a "person down." On scene, police said they found Burton's body in the breezeway of her apartment complex.
Suspect in death of transgender woman
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