He went to visit his girlfriend's new apartment, was baffled by the doorbell and neighbor killed him from a bullet

A 19-year-old boy looking for his girlfriend's new apartment, was killed by a neighbor in Atlanta. During the reconstruction of the authorities, the victim I had sounded at the door of the abuser by mistake and after I asked for his forgiveness, he was shot dead. Although the attacker claimed to have released the weapon to defend himself, investigators suspect that It was a racist attack.

The boy was identified as Omarian Banks. His partner explained to the police that he was waiting for her on Friday at noon in her new home, in The Retreat complex, southwest of the city.

Since he did not know the neighborhood, he was talking all the time with his girlfriend on FaceTime. When his taxi left him at the entrance, the young man said that he was already close, but never came to your door.

The first investigations revealed that Omarian had sounded the bell of another neighbor and when he had realized his mistake, he apologized and tried to leave. But on the other side of the door, Darryl Bynes, 32, he reacted violently: He pulled out a gun and shot it.

After the murder, the badailant badured the police that he had done so in self-defense, but the police found that pulled the victim from his balconywhen Omarian left.

In addition, the young man's girlfriend said that while he was still talking about his partner with FaceTime, he had heard that his neighbor I insulted him because of the color of his skin.

When the officers arrived at the crime scene, they found Omarian with a neck injury. Although they tried to revive it, it was in vain because he was already dead. For his part, Bynes was accused of murder and is being held at Fulton County Jail.