Crime & Safety
Decatur Shooting Kills 2, Prompting Police Probe
One of the two men killed in the Brandenberry Drive shooting died from a gunshot wound to the head, police said.
DECATUR, GA — Two men were killed Saturday in a Brandenberry Drive shooting, DeKalb County Police said.
The first man, age 23, was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head around 2:30 a.m. inside a Brandenberry home, police said.
Then, officers later learned a 21-year-old man who had gone to a local hospital died from a gunshot wound, police said. The man had been shot at the same Brandenberry home, police said.
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A motive in the deadly shooting is unknown, and police have not released any suspect details.
The identities of the two men were not released.
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