Man Wanted In Death Of Decatur Girl Arrested In Detroit

ATLANTA, GA -- A man wanted in the death of a 16-year-old Decatur girl has been arrested, federal officials said late Thursday. Dwight Lewis, 26, was apprehended by FBI agents in Detroit, according to David J. LeValley, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Atlanta Field Office.

Lewis, who was considered armed and dangerous, was taken without incident, authorities said. (SIGN UP: For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. Or if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)

In February, Lewis set off a massive manhunt after Keosha Tinch was shot to death in the parking lot outside the Deerfield Gardens Apartment on the 2900 block of Campbellton Road in southeast Atlanta. As Patch previously reported, the teen was sitting in the back of an SUV when a confrontation between another passenger and a man outside led to a gunfight.

Dwight Lewis "pointed a semi-automatic handgun at the victim('s) vehicle and fired several shots inside the vehicle which caused the death of a 16 year old female," police said at the time. Authorities named Lewis as a suspect early in the investigation, but he was nowhere to be found.

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Lewis was captured with the help of the offices of David P. Gelios, Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit FBI and Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields.

Lewis is currently being held at the Wayne County Detention Facility in Detroit. He is expected to be extradited back to Atlanta.

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