In Atlanta, a 19-year-old male named Maurice Bradley was fatally shot in what authorities believe was a gang-related incident. The shooting occurred on a Tuesday afternoon, October 7, 2025, at the Villages of Cascade apartment complex in the southwestern part of the city. When police responded to a call about a person shot at approximately 3:33 p.m. on Celeste Lane SW, they discovered Bradley's body on the stoop of an apartment.
He had sustained a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Another 19-year-old male was also injured in the shooting, suffering a gunshot wound to the arm. He was able to transport himself to Grady Memorial Hospital and was reported to be in stable condition. Investigators believe the shooting stemmed from a dispute between two groups. The Atlanta Police Department's homicide detectives and gang unit were investigating the incident, canvassing the area for surveillance footage that might shed light on the events and the individuals involved. As of the reports, no arrests had been made, and police had not released information about a suspect or suspects. Family and loved ones described Maurice Bradley as funny and outgoing.
In a separate and unrelated case, 36-year-old Maurice Bradley of Atlanta died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on a Thursday in August 2022 following a police chase. Bradley was a suspect in a fatal domestic shooting that had occurred the previous day on McWilliams Road in southeast Atlanta, where a woman was found deceased from a gunshot wound. Georgia State Patrol troopers and Atlanta police officers attempted to pull Bradley over after identifying him as a wanted individual.
The pursuit began on I-75/85 South and ended when Bradley crashed his vehicle into a package store at the intersection of Pryor Road and University Avenue around 2:30 p.m. A trooper had performed a PIT maneuver to stop Bradley's vehicle after he attempted to flee from a food mart parking lot. As law enforcement officers approached the crashed vehicle, they heard a single gunshot from inside. They found Bradley with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was tasked with investigating the incident.
