In the early hours of Sunday, September 6, 2015, the life of 25-year-old Christopher Devan Collins was tragically cut short. Collins, a Black / African American male, was found deceased from a gunshot wound inside an apartment on Riverdale Road in College Park, a city in the metropolitan Atlanta area. The discovery was made by Clayton County Police who were responding to a report of a shooting at the Reserve at Riverdale Apartment Homes at approximately 2:45 a.m.
The investigation into
Collins' death led to a swift arrest. While officers were at the apartment complex investigating the shooting, they were also looking into a burglary in a nearby building. They noticed that a suspect detained in connection with the burglary matched the description of the possible shooter in Collins' case.
Based on this information, detectives determined they had enough probable cause to move forward. The suspect was identified as 28-year-old Aaron J. Edmundson of College Park. He was subsequently arrested and faced charges of murder and aggravated assault in connection with the death of Christopher Collins. While an arrest was made, authorities did not immediately release a motive for the shooting as they continued their investigation.
