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Deadly Beltline stabbing in broad daylight shocks witnesses
WSB-TV • • nation
Key Points:
- A 29-year-old man died after being stabbed during a fight near the Kroger on Ponce de Leon Avenue along the Atlanta Beltline on Sunday afternoon.
- Police arrested 54-year-old Jonathan Hamby, who has an extensive criminal history with about 30 prior arrests and was on active probation for aggravated assault at the time of the incident.
- Witnesses reported seeing Hamby wielding two knives during the altercation, and first responders found the victim alive but critically injured before he later died at Grady Memorial Hospital.
- Authorities are investigating whether mental health issues played a role in the attack, which occurred in broad daylight and has raised safety concerns among Beltline visitors.
- The investigation is ongoing as police work to determine the circumstances leading up to the fight and stabbing.
