ATLANTA, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation Atlanta Field Office issued the following press release:
ATLANTA - Alexander Wood, a multi-convicted felon, faces a federal charge of illegal possession of a firearm after he allegedly shot at a homeless encampment in downtown Atlanta and was prosecuted by local authorities for related offenses.
"After more than 20 years of racking up felony convictions in state court, Wood allegedly armed himself and shot at a homeless encampment, jeopardizing innocent lives with an unlawfully possessed firearm," said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. "Unrepentant and undeterred violent criminals who possess firearms despite repeated state-court convictions will be hel...