Man arrested in deadly shooting at southwest Atlanta barbershop

ATLANTA – A workplace shooting at a shooting center in southwest Atlanta left a 53-year-old hairdresser dead. According to Atlanta police, two hairdressers got into an argument over a client, resulting in one pulling out a gun and shooting the other. It happened at a barbershop along Carmia Drive in the popular Camp Creek Marketplace.

Those who knew the hairdressers are simply stunned by this outcome. The barber who carried out the shooting flagged down an officer and turned himself in. “When I found out it was done by another hairdresser, it just blew me away,” said Rohalia Knight, who added that she still can’t believe her hairdresser was shot and killed. by a colleague at the Barbershop in Publix Plaza on Carmia Drive.

According to Atlanta police, 44-year-old James Moss was charged with murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.

Knight had an appointment Thursday afternoon with the man she described as gentle, kind and a devoted father of five. “He loved his children; we talked about them all the time. I talked to him yesterday, and today it’s just shocking to find out he passed away,” she said.

Atlanta police say when they arrived on the scene, the shooter surrendered to emergency responders almost immediately. “One of the involved parties flagged down a deputy and turned himself in,” said Capt. Jeff Childers of the Atlanta Police Department. “They had an escalated dispute over a customer,” the captain added.

“It’s sad. It’s very sad. My friends. We work together every day,” said Fatima Mensch, who works right next to the barbershop. She said she heard the shots just after 10 a.m. and was surprised. “I heard something like a gunshot,” she said. “It was so shocking because I liked the boys; they were so nice.”

Moss was booked into the Fulton County Jail.