Atlanta man gets life in prison for fatally shooting teen 11 times

A Fulton County jury has convicted Roddick Teasley of murder and other charges in the deadly shooting of 17-year-old Drevion Matthew, sentencing him to life in prison.

Prosecutors say the fatal confrontation happened after Matthew asked a group of people loitering outside his Humphries Street apartment to move. Surveillance footage showed Teasley responding by shooting the teen nearly a dozen times.

The Fulton County Medical Examiner confirmed Matthew sustained 11 gunshot wounds…

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