DECATUR, Ga. — A 17-year-old boy is dead after a shooting at a DeKalb County apartment complex Sunday afternoon, police said.
Police responded to the 600-block of Creste Lane in Decatur at Heritage Reserve apartments around 1 p.m. in response to a teen shot. Officers said that the he was dead when they arrived and that he had suffered from a gunshot wound.
After an investigation, police arrested 23-year-old Tavares Spencer and charged him with murder. He was booked into the DeKalb County Jail.
Neighbors in the area said they did not see the shooting, but heard multiple shots ring out.
In an update, police said Spencer was also responsible for an alleged murder on the 4900 block of Snapfinger Woods Dr. on Nov. 4. He's also facing charges in that case.
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