Crime & Safety
Man Fatally Shot Near Ashby Marta Station
Suspected apprehended shortly after shooting.
Atlanta Police have identified a man who was shot Tuesday afternoon in a park near the Ashby Street Marta Station.
Felix Jackson, 51, died after he was shot in the chest Tuesday at Charles Harper Memorial Park, in the 900 block of Mason Turner Road, across from the station, police said in a news release Wednesday.
Nathaniel Page, 52 was arrested by a Marta police officer shortly after the incident and taken into custody. Page is being held at the Fulton County jail.
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Police said they do not know the motive for the shooting.