Crime & Safety

Arrest Made In Decatur Murder

Brandon Tyrone Smith has been arrested and charged in the murder of Charles Smith earlier this month.

DECATUR, GA -- A Decatur man has been arrested and charged in the murder of another Decatur man, earlier this month. On Friday, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit arrested Brandon Tyrone Smith, 27, in the connection with the Jan. 19, 2019, shooting death of Charles Smith on Wyndham Park Circle in Decatur.

Charles Smith was shot several times and died on the scene. Deputies arrested Brandon Smith at a business in Atlanta, and took him to the DeKalb County jail without incident.

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