Is that midtown?

Hi John, as the article reads, it's "near Midtown." The apartments appear to be just within the Poncey-Highland neighborhood boundary, which is now reflected in the story. Thanks. http://www.ponceyhighland.com/

The AJC reports that the victim is deceased. They also identify Ford Factory as being in Midtown. http://www.ajc.com/news/news/man-shot-at-midtown-apartment-building/nS49C/

Thanks John, this article has been updated regarding the victim.

ybm, drug dealer. Was a nice kid, RIP LEE

"I thought he was just selling weed to his friends".....

Don't worry about your property value dropping because it is or is not in Midtown lol - there is more to worry about in Midtown than just guns like AIDS

he was no older than 20, maybe still 19

Lee waa a resident or "visiting" a resident?

Wait did Lee have a nickname? And who would shoot him in such a public place?

Was there when it happened...heard the gunshot and was almost hit by suspect fleeing the scence...the murder Kroger strikes again!

Regardless of who this young man was or why he was there, this is really a sad situation. Please show some compassion, people!

Yeah Steve someone died and all you care about your already depressed Midtown condo property values!!! Sad. Who care if it was in VA Highland or Midtown as far as I am concerned there is no difference and I have lived here for 35 years!!

R.I.P. Lee. And it's in between midtown and the old fourth ward. The location doesn't matter, a great deal of family and friends are mourning.

It's a sad sad situation regardless and could have/would have happened in any neighborhood the young man was visiting with what he was probably delivering. This was not a stranger on stranger crime. That was someone he knew.

http://vahi.patch.com/articles/apd-releases-video-of-victim-suspect-in-poncey-highland-killing#youtube_video-12144774

Video of the robbery.....

the video clearly shows Lee holding the drug package in his left hand, so the guy just walks up and shoots him in the back stealing the drugs

Lee had such a big heart and was a great person. He was always smiling and laughing. I went to middle and high school with him. Rest in peace

Leah, Thanks for remembering Lee as person. Somewhere he has parents whose hearts are broken.

Here is more info. Lee was not from the hood, he grew up with a single mom in and around the Highlands. At some point his mom moved to the burbs and he went to Riverwood. He was delivering a "substantial" amount of marijuana to a resident in the Ford Factory Lofts (think more than a bag), a friend from when he was at Grady High School. He buzzed the friend, and when he didn't show up at the friend's door inside, friend goes down and Lee is down and shot once in the back. He probably would not have fought the robber. The robber clearly followed him there and is seen going right for the bag while shooting him. Shooter has a large diamond earring in left ear.

Cassandra thanks for your info...not sure how you know this but your story makes logical sense to me. But why was Lee delivering this? Was he the go between? And how did the killer know that Lee had the large amount of MJ on him? That's the missing link between the killer and Lee.

Lee was a very good, close family friend of ours and very close to my brother... he was a victim to a shooting. this is a horrible, horrible thing that has happened. my prayers go out to his family and friends, especially his mother. he was an amazing person with a great personality. he was going there to visit one of his best friends, a friend of my family and i's. this is a horrible trajedy. i hope he can rest in peace. he died waaay too young!! i hope this can be a wakeup call to police and security can be put in over there so that this doesnt happen to someone else! RIP LEE <3 you will be very much missed!

The police have all this info, and have talked to the customer who was awaiting the order. Don't worry, they aren't going to waste time investigating this as a "random Kroger customer holding a bag of kale" robbery. It was a drug ripoff. To the doubters, how did I know the victim's name in the 7:44 am post? Lucky guess??

No matter what Lee was doing "visiting" his friend, no one deserves to be shot in the back and left on the street to die.

Cassandra, you are being extremely ignorant and insensitive. Please do everyone a favor and stop commenting. You're NOT helping anything, only making things worse by perpetuating rumors. Please do that mature thing.

Cassandra, Id have to agree with Linden and many others. Lee was a good buddy of mine. What he was, or was not doing is not information that needs to be typed out on a message board. This case is still under investigation. I know we are all hurting, but please find a better way to cope. Your bluntness and insensitivities to the situation are doing way more harm then good. He was a good man, with a kind heart, who lost his life. Be respectful and leave it at that.

Truth hurts people, good people do stupid things

Cassandra, or whoever you are, have some respect.

You're fucked in the head.

I'm sure you wouldn't appreciate it if someone talked in such a disrespectful and slanderous manner about someone you were close to who suffered a similar fate.

Please do the world a favor,
And fuck off.

Jesus Christ Cassandra. You are deplorable. You "facts" are so skewed and not necessary at this point. Lee was an absolute great KiD! He played sports in our community and was friends with all of our sons. I drove him to play soccer and loved for him to visit our home. A drug dealer? Your scope of what qualifies someone to receive this title is very judge mental. Lee went to college and wanted his life to be valuable. I will choose not to believe your accusations at this time and mourn the loss of contributions to this community and his smile that lit up the world. Lee's mother is undeserving of your accusations and we find them in total poor taste. I consider you to be quite frightening and will pray for you. Please show respect because whatever caused his murder does not change the fact that Atlanta does have many problems. But Lee was not one of them.

And people in your building should worry. There are a lot of things happening in all areas of Atlanta. A family in the suburbs should be concerned of desperate, ruthless people committing crimes. But the reputation of your building is so much less concern than this bright young mans life. Something is wrong with you.

Less sad ???? CLICKER get off this story you know nothing you are unbelievable , no empathy

And one more thing Cassandra. To try and skew an investigation into a ruthless murder by deeming his life less valuable is unfair to his family and friends. If you had a family member who was rumored to be an escort and she was murdered, would you like for the police to treat it differently because of rumors? How dare you take a single minute of time that Lee and his family deserves in this investigation by APD!

i think cassandra should be questioned by the apd on her relations to the killer, since she OBVIOUSLY knows so much. maybe she was that gettaway car. ignorant twat. i'm sorry for everyones loss.

If anyone has any information regarding this murder and robbery, please, please tell the police. Even if its anoynmous, please tell investigators to help find the person who did this.

In the video, you can see that the killer is wearing a white "Billionaire Boys Club" sweatshirt. Those things cost over $125, so it is kind of a big deal, and somebody, somewhere has seen him wear it many times before.

Lee was a great kid working hard for a future as a pharmacist. He was a kind, well mannered young man. It is a tragedy that he was taken so early, he will be missed.

I'll be seeing you one day, Lee. We are all going to miss that infectious smile.

Cassandra you should have some respect. Its sad to see how you are enjoying this tragedy. Your posts seem very suspicious to me. So , stop pretending you are a good citizen trying to do good for community. Can't you see that it doesn't matter? One thing I can assure ,your words , your gossip comments ,for sure kills more than any harm Lee could have done.
Lee left us too early, too soon... His beautiful smile will be with us. He was a nice kid, a HOPE student, a sweet son, a special grandson, a loyal friend. He will be missed ;(
Trying to understand will not help. Anger even less. He was robbed and killed! Why? Because this is life, and shit happens! The only thing we can do is to make sure we appreciate life, making people around us happy. Because This is our legacy. My family is greatful for the time together
RIP Lee Lowery

Cassandra you should have some respect. Its sad to see how you are enjoying this tragedy. Your posts seem very suspicious to me. So , stop pretending you are a good citizen trying to do good for community. Can't you see that it doesn't matter? One thing I can assure ,your words , your gossip comments ,for sure kills more than any harm Lee could have done.
Lee left us too early, too soon... His beautiful smile will be with us. He was a nice kid, a HOPE student, a sweet son, a special grandson, a loyal friend. He will be missed ;(
Trying to understand will not help. Anger even less. He was robbed and killed! Why? Because this is life, and shit happens! The only thing we can do is to make sure we appreciate life, making people around us happy. Because This is our legacy. My family is greatful for the time together
RIP Lee Lowery

Wow, I would like to comment since I live across the street from this dump and can see this scene from my living room window, but since this entiore thread will obviously be used in the investigation, I dont feel like being dragged into court.
Let me just comment that when you allow a known drug infested, prostitute/drug dealer hangout like MJQ to thrive unabated on this corner for years, what the hell do you expect to happen? Drive to this corner any weekend night aropund 1-3 AM and you will see a hundred more possible homicides on the verge of being committed.

Some of the comments i have seen on here are TERRIBLE!!! I cannot believe people have no empathy for human life. I did not know Lee but do know his family here in NC and has heard nothing but good things about this kid. REGARDLESS of what he was doing there, his life should not have been taking. MAY GOD TAKE LEE AND USE HIM AS AN ANGEL AND MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE LOWERY FAMILY!!! RIP FAM. & I say fam because that's what we are in GOD'S eye's! lovelivelife

leave the homilies for the funeral home memory boards, this board is for the facts as to what actually happened so neighbors know whether to worry or not when they come home with a bag of carrots. It says "shot, killed" in the title, not "remenisce about grade school"

Shut up donnieR.

Shame on you Stephen W. Ramsden.

I think Cassandra knows the killer better than Lee. What's up???? Who are you???

anybody shot there today with a bag of carrots?

I am glad none of you super sleuths are in charge of trying to solve this terrible crime. Looks pretty straightforward to me, and applying Occam's Razor, the poor man was killed for whatever was in that bag. So, what was in the bag? If you knew the victim and the person he was visiting, call the police and tell them what you think was in the bag. If not, you don't have relevant information so save it

Thank you Cassandra. The information is totally relevant to the safety of the people living in that area. Knowing that it was NOT a random happening makes a huge difference. You presentation was a little harsh though.

arrest made. Antonio Johnson, a/k/a "Trigger" is his street name. He is a local. Apparently the police identified him pretty quickly after the crime, but didn't find him until this weekend. And yes, it was a drug ripoff after all, duh, not a stranger on stranger crime