ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The man shot to death in downtown Alpharetta was a husband and father who moved to the area in 2015, and his family says he fell in love with his adopted hometown.
“So good, we love downtown Alpharetta,” Justin Mourning said in a YouTube clip shared by his family.
Mourning was shot several times Wednesday night after police say he got into an argument with a man on a motorcycle.
A police spokesperson said Mourning was upset with how the motorcyclist was driving through downtown.
Police responded just after 11 p.m. to a shots fired call at Milton Avenue and Main Street. Mourning, 46, died in the hospital.
On Thursday, Alpharetta police arrested 21-year-old Jaden Lewis, of Milton, charging him with murder and aggravated assault.
“Justin Mourning was a beloved husband, father, colleague, and friend to many,” said a written statement from Vanessa Edmonds, a spokesperson for the family.
He leaves behind his daughter, Tenlie, who graduated from Columbia University, and his son, Haden, who’s a junior at Georgia Southern University.