Man Faces Murder Charges In DeKalb Deadly Shooting Of 2

STONE MOUNTAIN, GA — Police say the fatal shooting of a woman and girl that appeared to be a murder-suicide last week in Stone Mountain was actually a double murder, and the surviving man is facing charges.

DeKalb County Police initially said a woman in her 30s killed a girl older than age 10, injured the man and died by suicide in a shooting around 1:15 a.m. Friday during a domestic dispute at Chatfield Drive.

However, on Friday night, police said the incident is now being investigated as a double murder and not a murder-suicide.

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The man, who they identified as Roland Sukoo, 41, is facing two malice murder charges, police said. He remained in custody at a hospital and will be taken to the DeKalb County Jail once he is released, police said.

The woman nor the girl were identified. It is unknown how the trio was connected. A motive was not revealed.

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