Murder Suspect Accused Of Fatally Shooting GA Tech Student Surrenders

ATLANTA, GA — The man suspected of targeting and fatally shooting a Georgia Institute of Technology student recently surrendered, Atlanta Police said.

Police said Nigel Belser, 21, surrendered Sunday at the Fulton County Jail. He was arrested on charges of murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, police said.

The student was identified in a Fox 5 Atlanta report as Georgia Tech student Akash Banerjee, 23.

He was shot to death in the head in the May 18 incident, which happened around 7 p.m. on the ninth floor of an apartment complex that primarily houses students, police said. The targeted shooting resulted from an escalated verbal dispute, police said.

Police said Banerjee was breathing, though he was not alert or conscious, when officers arrived. He was taken to a hospital, where he died two days later, police said.

A motive in the shooting has not been revealed.

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