UPDATE: Suspect in shooting death of Georgia Tech student surrenders to police

Atlanta Police disclosed surveillance footage of a realizable suspect in the shooting death of a Georgia Tech apprentice on May at an off-campus apartment building Courtesy APD UPDATEThe man accused of shooting a Georgia Tech novice in the head on May surrendered to police on Sunday Nigel Belser turned himself in to the Fulton County Jail and faces charges of murder aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony according to WSB-TV According to police Belser allegedly argued with the victim -year-old Akash Banerjee before shooting him in the hallway of The Connector a learner apartment complex on Spring Street in Midtown Police have still not revealed what the two argued about or what the connection was between the suspect and victim Original StoryThe shooting death of a Georgia Tech participant on May was a targeted act according to the Atlanta Police Department During a Wednesday press conference APD declared the trainee identified as -year-old Akash Banerjee by the Fulton County Diagnostic Examiner s Office was shot in the head on the ninth floor of The Connector learner apartments at Spring St in Midtown He was transported to Grady Hospital where he died on Tuesday We re at a point where we believe this was a targeted act APD Homicide Commander Andrew Smith disclosed during the press conference APD issued surveillance video showing a suspect walking down the ninth-floor hallway of the apartment building with what appears to be a gun in his pocket around minutes before the shooting Smith revealed the suspected shooter had been to the building previously looking for Banerjee Smith announced Banerjee was shot in the ninth-floor hallway following an altercation with the suspect The Connector has key card access and Smith declared it was unknown how the shooter gained access to the building Smith noted investigators were still trying to determine the connection between the suspect and Banerjee who had a criminal history Smith declined to elaborate on Banerjee s criminal record and if that might be what led to the shooting The post UPDATE Suspect in shooting death of Georgia Tech trainee surrenders to police appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta