ATLANTA — Atlanta police say they caught a murder suspect just a few hours after the shooting because he was trespassing.
Officers were called to the Helios apartments on Cheshire Bridge Road just before 8 a.m. on Saturday where they found a man who had been shot several times.
He was pronounced dead on the scene.
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A few hours later, officers were called to a criminal trespass less than half a mile down Cheshire Bridge Road.
The officer who responded recognized the suspect accused of trespassing as the suspect from the deadly shooting. Police identified him as 29-year-old Malik Jones.
He was immediately placed into custody and the officer secured the possible murder weapon.
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Investigators say they have murder charges pending against Jones.
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