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Atlanta police release body camera footage of teenage murder suspect’s arrest

ATLANTA — Atlanta police have arrested a man accused of shooting and killing a man outside a home in northwest Atlanta last month.

Last month, officers were dispatched to a male shot at 245 Argus Circle where they found a male with a gunshot wound to his midsection lying in a front yard.

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The victim, later identified as Qwantavius Nigee Harris, was transported to Grady Hospital in critical condition and later died from his injuries.

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After police investigated the scene, they later identified their suspect on April 25 as 18-year-old Mekhi McKinney.

On Wednesday, police released body camera showing McKinney’s arrest last week.

WARNING: The video below contains explicit language.

McKinney has been charged with murder, aggravated assault and armed robbery.

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He is currently being held in the Fulton County Jail.

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