Dunwoody police, who charged a 17-year-old teen in connection with the shooting of a 39-year-old man at an apartment complex, were aided in his apprehension through eyewitnesses and a video allegedly taken of the suspect shortly after the incident.
Police were called to the Drexel Collective in the Perimeter Center area around 3:30 p.m. June 9 and found Edward Taylor of Dunwoody suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to Grady Hospital in critical but stable condition.
According to an incident report filed by Dunwoody Police Officer T. Alexander, obtained by Rough Draft, officers were called to the scene and were told by the apartment’s security guard that “five-to 12 gunshots” were heard in the area and that two people were seen fleeing the scene.
Officers were told that a witness identified two possible apartments that one of the suspects entered after the shooting. Responding investigators also noticed video cameras installed in the complex.
However, the investigation was delayed by the apartment’s management team, who told the police officers they had no immediate access to the video or a list of tenants.
Later, an offsite property manager told officers who lived in the two apartments, one of them being the onsite-maintenance worker named Ali Davis. When Davis made contact with the officers, he at first said he didn’t know who lived in the unit that the managers said was his, but then admitted he lived there.
Upon further questioning, Davis said his son, Josiah, also lived with him, and told officers he was at the complex’s pool. Officers were then informed that the younger Davis could be hiding on the roof of the complex behind several air conditioning units. He was taken into custody without incident.
The shooting, according to a police statement, was related to an argument the Taylor and the younger Davis had regarding stolen property. The victim allegedly saw the suspect and confronted him about the item, “which escalated to the shooting,” the statement said.
Davis is charged with aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, two counts of first-degree criminal damage, and possession of a handgun by a person under 18 years of age.