‘He was a great kid’: Family identifies teen killed outside Midtown Halloween party

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — An 18-year-old man was fatally shot early Sunday outside a Halloween house party in Midtown.Atlanta police are investigating the shooting on Barnes Street, where relatives identified the victim as James Hampton. Family members said Hampton was in the neighborhood to attend the party.“We in disbelief, we just talked to James,” said Shawanna Johnson, Hampton’s cousin. “He was running and got shot in the back and died.”Johnson described her cousin as a quiet leader and “a great kid.”Neighbors said the home where the party was held operates as a short-term rental. One witness reported hearing about 20 gunshots. Another partygoer reported hiding inside the home during the gunfire; a stray bullet struck her parked, unoccupied vehicle.Resident Brad Czerwonky said an unusually large crowd had gathered on the street before the shooting.“There were cars parked bumper to bumper on my street. Many parked the wrong direction, blocking driveways, just a lot of peo