Nathaniel Johnson was 22 when he was shot and killed on October 1, 2022, inside a Motel 6 on Virginia Avenue in East Point. Witnesses told police they saw Johnson in a physical altercation with another man moments before gunfire was heard in the hallway; officers found him unresponsive at the scene.

On October 29, 2022, Atlanta Police located a 2010 Ford Crown Victoria near Fairburn Road SW. The driver, later identified as 24-year-old Jadarius Carr, abandoned the vehicle at a gas station and fled on foot before being caught after a brief chase through a playground. Carr was taken into custody and booked in Fulton County on multiple charges, including two counts of murder—one count for Johnson’s death and another for a separate October 2, 2022, shooting—and numerous related weapons and assault charges.

Anyone with information about Johnson, the motel incident, or the events that led to his death is asked to come forward.