Keith Adams Crosses 'ATL Homicide' Star About 2013 YSL Gang Shooting Probe

Vincent Velazquez retired from the Atlanta Police Department after 22 years and is currently the director of security of the Atlanta Hawks professional basketball team. He also stars in the TV series "ATL Homicide" with David Quinn, who also is retired from APD.

He testified in the Young Thug / Young Slime Life racketeering conspiracy trial in Fulton County Superior Court because he investigating the wild police chase and shootout with YSL members on Sept. 11, 2013, that is the basis for overt acts 5, 6 and 7 of the RICO charge.

Keith Adams is Young Thug's go-to lawyer for cross-examining cops, and he had a field day with Velazquez.

03:00 Is that area a high-crime area? "Particularly the Cleveland Avenue area of Zone 3."

03:56 "You have investigated numerous murders in the Cleveland Avenue area?"

05:30 Arrested a lot of people for drug possession. "In the 90s, specifically."

07:35 People working hard trying to get out of that area?

08:00 "I think my experience has been, overall, if we're specifically talking about young folks, I think I've experienced more young folks who are making it..."

14:20 Not proper policy to erase statement of witness and say start over?

16:45 Why record statements?

21:45 Descriptions of possible suspects?

26:15 Officer Roberson-El fired several shots. (You can watch Adams cross-examine him here:    • Young Thug's Lawyer Crosses Cop About 2013...  )
We don't know what bullet actually broke the window. Crazy that Glanville sustained the objection for speculation -- if Velasquez knew he could say so?

31:00 Any interaction with Walter Murphy? (Murphy took a plea deal in December 2022 and is expected to testify.)

36:22 Cross from Doug Weinstein, lawyer for Deamonte "Yak Gotti" Kendrick

37:00 Cross from Careton Matthews Sr., lawyer for Marquavius Huey. He asks about Jonesboro South housing project where Thug lived.

38:08 He investigated two murders at Jonesboro South in his two years

39:45 Velasquez says he's started interviews, erased then started over.

41:20 Is it not official until a statement lines up with your view?

46:40 Cross by Max Schardt, lawyer for Shannon Stillwell

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