FOX 5 Atlanta21%
Man arrested after deadly shooting in Oakland City neighborhood 1%
By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team13%
8/1/2026, 4:43:17 PM
BS Summary: This article contains 1 faulty reasoning type, including Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Ambiguity (Equivocation) as the most egregious example at 7.7% saturation with 13 hits. Analysis detected 13 faulty-reasoning hits from 168 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 1% (25,290 of 25,473 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 99.30% of the article peer group.
A 64-year-old man was arrested after a deadly shooting in the Oakland City neighborhood early Saturday morning, according to police.
The shooting happened in the 1000 block of Lawton Avenue SW just after midnight.
A man was killed and another was taken to the hospital awake and alert, according to Atlanta police.
Authorities said they arrested a suspect, identified as 64-year-old Robert Varner.
He faces murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Investigators have not yet stated what led to the gunfire.
The names and ages of the two victims have not been released.
It's unclear if Varner knew either of the victims prior to the shooting.
While the surviving victim was awake and alert when he was taken to the hospital, police have not given an update on his current condition.
Atlanta police have not provided any details on Varner's previous convictions.
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