{"id":421377,"date":"2026-08-02T03:38:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T03:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/421377\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T03:38:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T03:38:11","slug":"man-arrested-after-deadly-shooting-in-oakland-city-neighborhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/421377\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested after deadly shooting in Oakland City neighborhood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vlcsnap-2026-08-01-17h40m08s089.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"764\" height=\"432\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-v-653d32e2=\"\"\/> article <\/p>\n<p data-v-653d32e2=\"\">One man died, and another was injured after a shooting in SW Atlanta early Saturday morning. (Credit: FOX 5 Atlanta) (FOX 5 Atlanta)<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">ATLANTA &#8211; A 64-year-old man was arrested after a deadly shooting in the Oakland City neighborhood early Saturday morning, according to police.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WAGA\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The shooting happened in the 1000 block of Lawton Avenue SW just after midnight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">A man was killed and another was taken to the hospital awake and alert, according to Atlanta police.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Authorities said they arrested a suspect, identified as 64-year-old Robert Varner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">He faces murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WAGA\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Investigators have not yet stated what led to the gunfire.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The names and ages of the two victims have not been released.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">It&#8217;s unclear if Varner knew either of the victims prior to the shooting.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">While the surviving victim was awake and alert when he was taken to the hospital, police have not given an update on his current condition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Atlanta police have not provided any details on Varner&#8217;s previous convictions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: The information in this story came from the Atlanta Police Department.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5atlanta.com\/tag\/us\/ga\/atlanta\/oakland-city\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oakland City<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5atlanta.com\/tag\/us\/ga\/atlanta\/southwest\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SW Atlanta<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5atlanta.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime and Public Safety<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5atlanta.com\/tag\/news\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5atlanta.com\/tag\/organization\/apd\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atlanta Police Department<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article One man died, and another was injured after a shooting in SW Atlanta early Saturday morning. 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