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Atlanta Police make arrests in fatal shooting of 7-year-old
The Atlanta Police announced during a March 3 press conference that two people have been arrested for the fatal shooting of 7-year-old Zoey Price. Preston Smith, 19, and Steven Richardson, 17, were arrested for shooting at a house on Tiger Flowers Drive in the Dixie Hills neighborhood the night of Feb. 24. APD Deputy Chief […] The post Atlanta Police make arrests in fatal shooting of 7-year-old appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.
The Atlanta Police announced during a March 3 press conference that two people have been arrested for the fatal shooting of 7-year-old Zoey Price.
Preston Smith, 19, and Steven Richardson, 17, were arrested for shooting at a house on Tiger Flowers Drive in the Dixie Hills neighborhood the night of Feb. 24.
APD Deputy Chief Prenzinna Spann said during the press conference that Smith and Zoey’s brother had a verbal dispute during a phone call. According to a witness, Smith made a threat to “shoot up the home.”
Smith picked up Richardson, and they drove to the home and proceeded to open fire, striking both Zoey and her mother. Zoey died at the hospital, while her mother was wounded, but survived the incident.
Mayor Andre Dickens said he met with Zoey’s mother at the hospital and she described her as “a child full of energy and full of joy.”
“Her life was cut short by an act of senseless violence,” Dickens said, and also issued a warning to others “thinking about pulling a trigger in this city.”
“APD had a 76.76 percent clearance rate for homicides in 2025 – one of the highest in the nation,” Dickens said. “You will be arrested and held accountable. We will find you.”
Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said both the FBI and ATF had aided APD in its investigation.
According to the APD report, both suspects surrendered to Fulton County Jail – Richard on Feb. 28 and Smith on March 2. Both are charged with murder, aggravated assault, third-degree cruelty to children, criminal damage to property, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
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