Mother fatally shot during East Point block party, reward offered, police say

EAST POINT, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - East Point police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the person responsible for shooting and killing a metro Atlanta mother.

Police say on July 6 at around 11:15 p.m., Andrea Priester was sitting in a car at a block party on Harlan Drive and Cedar Avenue when multiple shots were fired in her direction. They said Priester was shot in the back and later died at the hospital.

Investigators say there were more than 100 people at this party when the shooting happened.

Any information can be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers Atlanta tip line at 404-577-TIPS (8477), online www.crimestoppersatlanta.org or by texting CSA and the tip to CRIMES(274637). Det. Lt. R. Michaud is the lead Investigator in this case. Det. Lt. Michaud’s phone number is 404-559-6225. Persons do not have to give their name or any identifying information to be eligible for the reward of up to $2,000.