Crime & Safety
2 Charged With Murder In Fatal Norcross Shooting
A man who was shot in the chest died in a shooting that injured a female in Norcross, police said.
NORCROSS, GA — Two people are facing murder charges in connection with the shooting death of a man in the 6000 block of Dawson Boulevard, Gwinnett County Police said Friday.
The shooting happened around 11:45 p.m., June 17, and resulted from a dispute, police said. Andre Jones, 29, of Norcross, died and an unidentified female was injured in the shooting, police said.
Jones was shot in the chest and later died at a local hospital, while the female not believed to be involved in the dispute was injured in the leg, police said.
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Officers arrested Jaharri Foster, 28, of Stockbridge, on charges of malice murder, felony murder and two counts of aggravated assault on Thursday, police said.
The day before, detectives arrested Dametris Bush, 33, of Marietta, on charges of malice murder, felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of certain felonies and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, police said. Bush was arrested in DeKalb County, police said.
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Both have been booked at the Gwinnett County Jail, police said.
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