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A Fulton County assistant district attorney was shot late this morning in southwest Atlanta. Authorities have said the shooting was domestic related. We have reporters and photographers on the scene and at the hospital gathering information.
In a story earlier today, we reported a double shooting in the 2300 block of Fairway Circle in southwest Atlanta. We now know this is related to the shooting of Fulton County Assistant District Attorney April McConnell.
5 p.m.: Christopher Waller, a minister and a former principal who McConnell help prosecute as part of the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal, showed up at Grady Memorial Hospital to pray for the assistant district attorney.
4:47 p.m.: Tranard McConnell’s body was found on the edge of a pond on Mallory Road. He is believed to have shot himself with a handgun.
4:36 p.m.: The suspect was found dead along the edge of a pond near a cemetery. Channel 2 is reporting that the dead man is Tranard McConnell, the husband of April McConnell.
4:28 p.m.: Channel 2 is reporting that a suspect in the shooting has been found dead in South Fulton County.
4:17 p.m.:Here’s a closer look at McConnell, an Emory University Law School graduate, a few months shy of her 32nd birthday.
3:50 p.m.: Yvette Jones, spokeswoman for Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard, said in an email: “I can confirm that April McConnell, the ADA who was shot today, is employed with our office. All inquiries regarding the incident/investigation are being handled by the Atlanta Police Department’s Public Affairs Division at this time.”
2:59 p.m.: Sources told Channel 2 the suspect in the shooting is McConnell’s husband. She filed for divorce on Monday and there was no protective order, Channel 2 reported.
2:21 p.m.: Guerrucci said McConnell was not at the southwestAtlanta location on official business. He said investigators believe she knew her attacker. “That’s our strongest possibility,” he said.
2:17 p.m.: Guerrucci did not rule out the idea that a gunman may have been lying in wait for the two. “That is a possibility,” he said.
2:15 p.m.: Police Capt. Paul Guerrucci: “We believe both victims that received gunshot wounds were inside a vehicle. The window of the vehicle was shot out. Multiple shots were fired.”
2:10 p.m.: Employees from April McConnell’s office were seen leaving Grady Memorial Hospital. They told an AJC reporter they could not comment.
2:05 p.m.: Police Capt. Paul Guerrucci said at a press conference that the incident was domestic related. “We do have some individuals we need to speak to,” he said.
2 p.m.: Channel 2 is reporting that assistant district attorney April McConnell filed for divorce on Monday.
1:58 p.m.: MOMENTARILY: Watch live news conference on the shooting of Fulton Co. assistant district attorney: http://www.wsbtv.com/s/news/live/
1:47 p.m.: Police have discovered a car that could be related to the incident. No suspect has been identified.
Early story: A Fulton County assistant district attorney has been shot, Atlanta police said.
April McConnell is in critical condition at Grady Memorial Hospital.
She was one of the victims in a double shooting in southwest Atlanta this morning, police said. There is no indication the incident was related to her work as a prosecutor.
Police have found a vehicle that they say may be related to the incident, however they don’t have a suspect.
Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard told Channel 5 that the shooting is believed to be domestic.
AJC.com reporters and photographers are headed to the scene of the double shooting in the 2300 block of Fairway Circle.
In a story earlier today, we reported a double shooting in the 2300 block of Fairway Circle in southwest Atlanta. We now know this is related to the shooting of Fulton County Assistant District Attorney April McConnell.
5 p.m.: Christopher Waller, a minister and a former principal who McConnell help prosecute as part of the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal, showed up at Grady Memorial Hospital to pray for the assistant district attorney.
4:47 p.m.: Tranard McConnell’s body was found on the edge of a pond on Mallory Road. He is believed to have shot himself with a handgun.
4:36 p.m.: The suspect was found dead along the edge of a pond near a cemetery. Channel 2 is reporting that the dead man is Tranard McConnell, the husband of April McConnell.
4:28 p.m.: Channel 2 is reporting that a suspect in the shooting has been found dead in South Fulton County.
4:17 p.m.:Here’s a closer look at McConnell, an Emory University Law School graduate, a few months shy of her 32nd birthday.
3:50 p.m.: Yvette Jones, spokeswoman for Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard, said in an email: “I can confirm that April McConnell, the ADA who was shot today, is employed with our office. All inquiries regarding the incident/investigation are being handled by the Atlanta Police Department’s Public Affairs Division at this time.”
2:59 p.m.: Sources told Channel 2 the suspect in the shooting is McConnell’s husband. She filed for divorce on Monday and there was no protective order, Channel 2 reported.
2:21 p.m.: Guerrucci said McConnell was not at the southwestAtlanta location on official business. He said investigators believe she knew her attacker. “That’s our strongest possibility,” he said.
2:17 p.m.: Guerrucci did not rule out the idea that a gunman may have been lying in wait for the two. “That is a possibility,” he said.
2:15 p.m.: Police Capt. Paul Guerrucci: “We believe both victims that received gunshot wounds were inside a vehicle. The window of the vehicle was shot out. Multiple shots were fired.”
2:10 p.m.: Employees from April McConnell’s office were seen leaving Grady Memorial Hospital. They told an AJC reporter they could not comment.
2:05 p.m.: Police Capt. Paul Guerrucci said at a press conference that the incident was domestic related. “We do have some individuals we need to speak to,” he said.
2 p.m.: Channel 2 is reporting that assistant district attorney April McConnell filed for divorce on Monday.
1:58 p.m.: MOMENTARILY: Watch live news conference on the shooting of Fulton Co. assistant district attorney: http://www.wsbtv.com/s/news/live/
1:47 p.m.: Police have discovered a car that could be related to the incident. No suspect has been identified.
Early story: A Fulton County assistant district attorney has been shot, Atlanta police said.
April McConnell is in critical condition at Grady Memorial Hospital.
She was one of the victims in a double shooting in southwest Atlanta this morning, police said. There is no indication the incident was related to her work as a prosecutor.
Police have found a vehicle that they say may be related to the incident, however they don’t have a suspect.
Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard told Channel 5 that the shooting is believed to be domestic.
AJC.com reporters and photographers are headed to the scene of the double shooting in the 2300 block of Fairway Circle.
