Tag: Patrick Cotrona
Billboards advertise a $25,000 reward for tips in Cotrona case
After East Atlanta Village resident Patrick Cotrona was [fatally shot last May][1], his sister Kate Cotrona Krumm drew attention to his case by posting a poignant hand-lettered sign on a telephone pole near the spot where her brother died. Block letters on a big sheet of cardboard paid tribute to a “brother and a kind and loving son and uncle and friend.” On Thursday afternoon, Krumm unveiled another sign—a massive billboard advertising a $25,000 reward for tips leading to the arrest of two people suspected in the death of her brother.
Two homicides that haven’t made headlines
In the two weeks following the May 17 shooting of Saman Balkhanian as he walked from a Braves game, there has been substantial media attention paid to the crime spike in south Atlanta. This intensified after the Memorial Day Weekend murder of Patrick Cotrona in East Atlanta Village.
Scenes from the vigil for Patrick Cotrona
At least 100 people came out to show their support at the vigil held Friday for Patrick Cotrona. They gathered at the intersection of Flat Shoals and May avenues, not far from where Cotrona was shot and killed during an armed robbery.
A vigil, a $25K reward, and stepped-up APD presence in response to Patrick Cotrona’s fatal shooting
Spurred by the May 25 fatal shooting of Patrick Cotrona, residents of East Atlanta Village will gather for a vigil this evening at the corner of May and Flat Shoals avenues—close to where Cotrona...
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