NEWTON COUNTY, Ga. -- A 30-year-old man was shot to death during an attempted home invasion in Newton County Friday morning.
It happened at around 2:35 a.m. at the Salem Terrance Apartments in the 3400 block of Salem Road.
Witnesses told police that three men and three women were inside the affected apartment. One of the women left the unit and encountered Quintavious Reed in a breezeway. Reed forced the woman back inside the apartment.
Investigators said Reed got into a struggle with one of the men inside the unit. The victim, who had a gun, fatally shot Reed. A second man inside the apartment was grazed by a bullet. Two guns, including one Reed was carrying, were confiscated by investigators.
No one has been arrested. Police said they will complete their investigation and pass along their findings to the district attorney.
Police have not yet determined if the people inside the apartment knew Reed.
