🌱 Patch AM: Police investigate tragic overnight shooting on Stone Mountain’s Chatfield Drive

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In today's newsletter:

• Police investigate tragic overnight shooting on Stone Mountain’s Chatfield Drive
• How did a dead-end street crash reach this Stone Mountain home?
• Why family says emotional abuse preceded this tragic Stone Mountain double killing

Also on today's calendar: A Soulful Christmas Conert in Lithonia! and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: Jimmy, did you crash on your bike again? You’ve lost a tooth! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Breezy and much colder, with a high of 44 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Monday: Sunny, but chilly, temps: high: 43, low: 24.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 54 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Woman Kills Girl, Then Self, In DeKalb Shooting, Police Say (patch.com) — A deadly domestic shooting early Friday on Chatfield Drive in Stone Mountain left a girl dead, a man seriously injured, and the suspected shooter dead from an apparent suicide, according to DeKalb County Police. Officers say the woman in her 30s shot the man, then the girl, before taking her own life, and investigators are still working to understand the relationships and motive.
   

• Car plows into home in Stone Mountain, injuring driver, passenger, police say (11alive.com) — A car crashed through a woodline and down a steep slope before slamming into a home on Parkwood Trace in Stone Mountain Friday night, seriously injuring the driver and hurting a passenger. DeKalb County police say it’s still unclear what caused the wreck, and they have not yet said whether anyone inside the house was injured.
   

• Family grieves after mother, 11-year-old daughter killed inside Stone Mountain home (atlantanewsfirst.com) — A Stone Mountain mother and her 11-year-old daughter were fatally shot inside their home early Friday, and a man has been charged with two counts of malice murder. Family members describe a history of emotional abuse and say the couple’s six-month-old baby, who was unharmed, is now in his grandmother’s care.
   

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Monday December 22

• Stone Mountain Christmas
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Monday December 15

• Passive Puzzling at Stone Mountain
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
• Stone Mountain Origami Club
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  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Family Game Night
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Wednesday December 17

• Senior Game Day
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Saturday December 20

• A Soulful Christmas Conert in Lithonia!
  1704 S Stone Mountain Lithonia Rd , Lithonia
  4:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• 11th Annual Procrastinator's Pop-up
  4580 Lakeshore Dr , Pine Lake
  11:00 am

Monday December 22

• Passive Puzzling at Stone Mountain
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -

Saturday December 27

• CCS Nerd Yard Sale
  Charlies Collectible Show Inc , 6009 Memorial Dr Unit 14 , Stone Mountain
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 14

• Acoustic at Cherokee Rose
  Cherokee Rose Restaurant , 975 Main St , Stone Mountain
  6:00 pm
• Together at the Holidays'
  Avon Theater , 106 N Avondale Rd , Avondale Estates
  6:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Passive Puzzling at Stone Mountain
  Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library -
• Take & Make: Paper Plate Winter Wonderland
  Redan-Trotti Library -

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I lost my dog.
  Last seen at Hairston Park on S Hairston Rd. Please if you see him let me know. He is friendly to people and other dogs. His name is Atlas Call me… (Nextdoor Greater Mainstreet Area)
• Is someone missing a dog?
  He has a collar, but he won't get close to anyone. He's on Rock Meadow Drive. (Nextdoor Lake Michele Mountain Woods)

• Sun Com Mobile posted a job opening for Retail Sales Consultant in Stone Mountain. Apply here.
• CRH plc posted a job opening for Production Lead in Stone Mountain. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stone Mountain here.

🗞 Nearby News

Tucker

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Decatur

• Arrowhead Clinic Chiropractor Decatur Expands Walk-In Services for Auto Accident Injury Treatment (jacksonville.com)
• DeKalb CEO Cochran-Johnson announces cleanup of illegal tire dumping (ocgnews.com)
• Drugs found hidden inside candy bag during traffic stop on I-75 (wsbtv.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I didn’t lose a tooth, Mom. It’s right here in my pocket.
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