Store clerk beaten to death with hammer, suspect found with 3 other weapons, DKPD says

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A store clerk has died after DeKalb police say he was beaten to death with a hammer.

On Tuesday, just after midnight, officers were called out to an assault at the Chevron gas station at 3316 Snapfinger Road in Lithonia.

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When officers arrived, they found a man, identified as Julian Faulkner, standing over a store clerk and holding a hammer in his hand, according to a police report. Officers said they told Faulkner to put the hammer down.

Investigators said that Faulkner reportedly beat the victim with a hammer, causing his death. They identified the victim as the store clerk but did not release his name and age.

Another store clerk witnesses the beating and provided investigators with camera footage. On the police report, one officer wrote that the clerk was “visibly shaken” and “could hardly speak due to fear.”

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Officers took Faulkner into custody and found two knives and an another hammer on him.

DeKalb police have not said what led up to the incident.

Faulkner was arrested and taken to the DeKalb County Jail. According to jail records, he is charged with felony murder.

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