Bodycam video captures police making quick arrest in Atlanta homicide
By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
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A seemingly routine call for Atlanta police officers escalated to arresting a murder suspect, police said.
ATLANTA - Atlanta police officers swiftly arrested a homicide suspect minutes after a murder took place, officials said.
Atlanta Police Department spokesperson Sgt. John Chafee said officers arrested 42-year-old Lashon Grace and charged him with murder for a deadly shooting on Feb. 27 near Moreland Avenue and Memorial Drive in Atlanta.
Lashon Grace (Photo: DeKalb County Jail)
Police with the department s Mounted Patrol Unit were assigned to patrol vehicles and assist with street racing detail. Officials said officers were flagged down by a witness of a shooting that occurred moments earlier near their location.
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