Suspect Alexander Ezekiel Cordell Nabbed in Sandy Springs Shooting

Jun 2, 2009 - 13:48
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Suspect Alexander Ezekiel Cordell Nabbed in Sandy Springs Shooting
Alexander Ezekiel Cordell

A woman was gunned down outside a Sandy Springs apartment complex Tuesday. Police later arrested the woman's 18-year-old son.

Investigators said the woman was ambushed and shot while she waited at the entrance gate of the Preserves at Dunwoody apartment complex in Sandy Springs just before 4:00 p.m.

The woman's SUV rolled down a hill and came to a stop across the street from the complex.

Investigators spent most of the afteoon interviewing witnesses in the shooting.

Investigators named a suspect in the shooting Tuesday evening. Police said they were looking fro 18-year-old Alexander Ezekiel Cordell.

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