She said in her 13 years there, she’s never known of any violent crime in downtown Alpharetta. “I feel safe here,” she said. “I’m not one to think it could never happen where we’re at.

She said in her 13 years there, she’s never known of any violent crime in downtown Alpharetta. Splawn said the city had no murders last year, and Thursday’s death was the first in 2024.