DEKALB COUNTY, GA. — Channel 2 Action News has learned the homeowner who DeKalb police said shot and killed a home invader Friday night has been arrested.
[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]
Officers were called to the Villas at Panthersville apartments on Panthersville Road on Friday night.
When they arrived, police found a man in his 40s dead from a gunshot wound.
According to police, the homeowner 38-year-old Javonte Forts was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and murder in connection to the incident.
TRENDING STORIES:
- 9-year-old’s murder haunted Cobb community for 51 years. Her alleged killer has now been identified
- A woman went to her neighbor to complain about dogs. Now, she will spend nearly 30 years in prison
- Suspect identified in shootout with Ga. officers at busy intersection
Investigators told Channel 2 Action News the man had broken into the apartment and after an altercation, Forts shot and killed him.
Arrest warrants claim Forts shot the man with a 9mm handgun as he was running away from Forts.
The man’s name has not been released.
[SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
IN OTHER NEWS:
©2023 Cox Media Group
