DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody Police arrested a 23-year-old Atlanta man March 24 after he allegedly shot his grandmother during an argument.
Officers said they were dispatched to a residence on Perimeter Trace East after reports of a person being shot. The victim, a 61-year-old Atlanta woman, had a gunshot wound to the chest.
A witness told officers that they saw a suspect flee to Two Bridges Park on Perimeter Center East.
While some officers cleared the park, others traveled with the victim to Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center.
Officers said the manager of Café Intermezzo on Ashford Dunwoody Road was unable to provide security footage from earlier in the evening.
As an officer was leaving the restaurant, he said he saw a person matching the description given by the victim at the Exxon on Ashford Dunwoody Road.
The suspect, identified as Erik Beasley, surrendered to the officers at the scene.
During a search of the suspect, officer found a Ruger 9mm and six rounds of ammunition.
An officer said he transported Beasley to the Dunwoody Police Department for interviews with detectives.
Police charged Beasley with aggravated assault-family violence and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and transported him to DeKalb County Jail.
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