Two attacks in Atlanta, suspect in custody
On December 23 at 9:24 a.m. The Atlanta Police Department reported that there had been two separate assaults on females that were alone. According to the report, “one of the assaults occurred in a public place and the other at a private residence. The Atlanta Police Department is working on the two cases, and I cannot give a lot of details at this point due to this being an open criminal investigation.” The same day at 1:05 p.m. the Atlanta Police Department reported that they made their first arrest.
The second of the two victims gave more information on their personal social media posts and gave permission for the Journal-Sun to share more information… On December 22, 2024, at around 11:15 p.m she reported that a black man, whom she identified as probably in his 50s, attacked her in her apartment. She identified him to be between 5’6-5’7, “thin, and clearly not in his right mind, probably on drugs. He was either bald, or his hair was cropped very close to the head; in all the chaos, it’s hard for me to remember now. He was wearing a long-sleeved navy blue and white polo shirt and faded denim jeans. He said his name was “Chris,” but I am certain that isn’t true. His eyes were unfocused. “
According to the victim, “He came to the back door. It wasn’t the first time he’d come knocking on my door. He’d come two days prior, knocking on my front door at around 3:00 a.m., asking if I had any flour or sugar. I didn’t open the door that time because it was unreasonably late, and I knew better. I told him I didn’t, turned the lights off, and went to bed and I thought that would be the end of it. Then last night happened. He came to my back door. I knew it was the same guy because, in both instances, he referred to himself as ‘Chris.’” “He knocked on the door a few times, and I hollered through the door that I was not comfortable, and he needed to leave, or I would call the police. He kept saying he wanted to apologize and that he wasn’t trying to scare me. I don’t know why I did it, but I opened the door just a crack.”
It was then the victim said that the perpetrator pushed the door open and attacked her. She said that, for some reason, he relented and left. “I don’t know why he backed off, why he didn’t finish what he wanted to do. But he didn’t, and he left, and as traumatic as it was, I am so thankful that nothing worse happened. I am one of the lucky ones. There are so many victims of assault that don’t get nearly so lucky and live with those scars (tangible and intangible) for the rest of their lives.”
She said in the post that she shared the story in hopes of providing insight on these types of situations — many of which go unreported, either out of fear, shame, or other reasons. “I don’t share my story lightly. I am still, very much, processing and coming to terms with it. But I hope that, by sharing this, it can shed some light on things and maybe, just maybe, help to be a voice for those who are too afraid, or perhaps too ashamed, to come forward themselves when things like this happen. The next few days will be spent with family and working with Atlanta PD in whatever capacity I can be of help. “
In a comment on the same post, someone else posted that the other victim, whom she was related to, was safe but shaken.
The Atlanta PD encouraged those that when you are out and about, please be aware of your surroundings and travel in
pairs.