Tag: DeKalb

Tag reader nabs woman wanted for boyfriend’s murder in DeKalb County

A check on a car’s license plate reader led to the driver being arrested for murder. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] On Wednesday, the DeKalb County tag reader system captured a silver Chrysler 200 that was being used by a homicide suspect. Officers spotted the car traveling down Panola Road […]

At least 8 injured after shooting at DeKalb County strip club

DeKalb police are working to learn what led up to a shooting that injured several people at a strip club. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] On Sunday, DeKalb County officers were called to 2788 E. Ponce de Leon Avenue regarding multiple people shot. The address appears to be the Pin […]

Woman shot at DeKalb County motel prompts SWAT response

A Friday night shooting incident prompted the DeKalb County Police Department to request assistance from the SWAT team. A 39-year-old woman was shot by her 17-year-old son around 10:16 p.m. on Friday at a motel on Memorial Drive. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] When police got to the motel, they […]

Second conviction announced in DeKalb County human trafficking case

ATLANTA – Attorney General Chris Carr announced Thursday that Christopher Price, 36, of Stone Mountain, has been convicted and sentenced to prison for trafficking a 16-year-old female in DeKalb County. The victim had been missing from the Cedartown area for approximately six weeks when she was recovered by the Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit […]

6 men shot in DeKalb County neighborhood, police say

Six men have been shot in a DeKalb County neighborhood, police confirmed to Channel 2′s Veronica Griffin. Police say they were called to the area of Greenway Drive off of Snapfinger Road around 9 p.m. Investigators say it started as two groups of men arguing that escalated to the groups of men shooting at one […]

Family repast turns deadly at DeKalb County home

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. – A gathering to celebrate the life of a recently deceased family member turned deadly in DeKalb County when someone opened fire. The incident occurred just after 7 p.m. Friday at a home on Chestnut Hill Circle, off Snapfinger Road. According to the DeKalb County Police Department, a 30-year-old woman was urgently […]

Woman shot and killed at repast for a family member in DeKalb County

DeKalb police are investigating a deadly shooting at a family gathering. On Friday evening, just after 7 p.m., officers were called out to a person shot on Chestnut Hill Circle. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Officers arrived and found a group gathered at a home for the repast of a […]

DeKalb County man dead after two men shot him, left in his car

DeKalb Police say a man is dead after being shot multiple times outside of his vehicle. The shooting occurred just after 6 a.m. Sunday morning in the 4000 block of Redan Road, according to police. As they arrived on scene to the person shot call, police say they found a 31-year-old man who had been […]