Investigators with the Atlanta Police Department’s Homicide Unit are asking for the public’s help with information regarding a homicide that occurred on Nov. 1.

According to APD, at approximately 1:20 a.m. officers responded to 1231 Barnes St. NW in Home Park in reference to a person shot. Upon arrival, officers located James Hampton, 18, near 221 15th St, NW suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.

Despite life-saving efforts, responding medical personnel pronounced Hampton dead at the scene.

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Investigators are asking anyone with information on the incident to submit a tip to Crime Stoppers. Persons do not have to give their name or any identifying information to be eligible for the reward of up to $5,000.

Tips can be submitted anonymously in the following ways: 

Collin Kelley is the executive editor of Atlanta Intown, Georgia Voice, and the Rough Draft® newsletter. He has been a journalist for nearly four decades and is also an award-winning poet and novelist.