Boyfriend arrested after Atlanta siblings found fatally shot in car

ATLANTA (TCD) -- A 35-year-old man was arrested August 20 after police allege he fatally shot his girlfriend and his girlfriend’s brother on the southwest side of the city.

The Atlanta Police Department wrote in a statement August 20 that officers responded to a call at 8:45 p.m. at 1185 Sells Avenue SW regarding a person shot. Officers found two victims suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, and both were pronounced dead at the scene.

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Fulton County Medical Examiner identified the victims as Robert Bankston Jr., 25, and Cedrika Smith, 35. Atlanta Police Department said Bankston and Smith were siblings.

Atlanta Police announced in an updated statement that they obtained an arrest warrant against 35-year-old Lamorris Godfrey. The police said Godfrey was charged with murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Atlanta Police Major D'Andrea Price told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution the shooting "appears to be targeted" and it was "not random."

Fulton County court records show Godfrey is being held in the Fulton County Jail without bond.

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