DeKalb County

Man shot, killed near Decatur home, another man charged with murder

Demetrius Roberson (DeKalb County Sheriff's Office)

DECATUR, Ga. — Decatur police are investigating a deadly shooting on Tuesday evening.

Officers were called to a home on Feld Avenue off of W. College Avenue just before 6 p.m. where they found a man who had been shot.

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The man was rushed to the hospital where he later died.

Investigators say another man, 40-year-old Demetrius Roberson, stayed on the scene and was arrested and charged with malice murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Police say the two men knew one another.

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They haven’t commented on what led up to the shooting.

The victim’s identity has not been released.

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