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Two Suspects Arrested in Killing of 7-Year-Old Zoey Price in Atlanta

Police link the shooting to a phone dispute, not a domestic conflict.

Overview

  • Preston Smith, 19, surrendered to the Fulton County Jail on March 2 after investigators secured an arrest warrant two days after the shooting.
  • Steven Richardson, 17, described by police as an accomplice, turned himself in on Feb. 27 as officers executed a search warrant on McDaniel Street.
  • Both suspects face charges including murder, criminal attempt to commit murder, three counts of aggravated assault, second-degree criminal damage to property, possession of a firearm during a felony, and four counts of third-degree cruelty to children.
  • Richardson also faces a separate count for possession of a firearm by a person under 18.
  • The Feb. 24 gunfire into a home on Tiger Flowers Drive NW killed Zoey Price and wounded her 44-year-old mother, Cassandra Ervin, who remains hospitalized, as the city held a vigil and officials urged witnesses to come forward.