Editor’s note: On Aug. 12, Atlanta police released a statement saying D’Anthony Reaves “was in the commission of an armed robbery when he was fatally shot” July 19. The case is now classified as a “felon killed by a private citizen.” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution published this story July 19. It reflects information provided by officials at that time.
A man is dead after a shooting in downtown Atlanta early Saturday morning, police said.
Officers were called to the 200 block of Forsyth Street around 5:15 a.m. following reports of a person shot. The address corresponds to the Greyhound bus station near the Garnett MARTA station.
A man was found suffering from two gunshot wounds to the face and one to the arm, police spokesperson Officer Lamar Jacobs said. He was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office later identified him as 44-year-old D’Anthony Reaves.
Police have not released details on what led to the incident, and no description of a gunman was provided.
It’s at least the second deadly shooting near the station in just over two months.
In May, Torrance Statham was killed near the same Greyhound station, officials said at the time.
A MARTA police officer called Atlanta police after hearing a single gunshot and seeing a man standing over the victim’s body before running away, a previously obtained warrant stated. Melvin Marshall, 25, was arrested a few days after the shooting, police said.
Jacobs said Saturday’s incident remains under investigation.
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