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Photos released of suspect in deadly Christmas Eve gas station shooting in Atlanta

It happened at the Chevron around 11:15 p.m.

ATLANTA — Police are looking for a man they believe shot and killed a man at a Chevron gas station in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood on Christmas Eve.

APD responded to the gas station off Boulevard and Irwin Street, not far from the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park, around 11:15 p.m.

On Sunday, police released surveillance images of the suspect. Not long after, the Fulton County Medical Examiner identified the victim as John Demonze Edwards, 42, from Clayton County on Sunday. 

Investigators are asking anyone with information on this case to call Crime Stoppers. Information can be submitted anonymously to the Crime Stoppers Atlanta tip line at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or online. Persons do not have to give their name or any identifying information to be eligible for the reward of up to $2,000 for the arrest and indictment of the suspect.

Credit: WXIA, APD

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