PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga. -- Gwinnett County Police have made an arrest in a early morning murder in Peachtree Corners on Friday.
Rickey Williams, 36, of Peachtree Corners has been charged with felony murder and aggravated assault for the death of Lynett Karim, 29, also of Peachtree Corners.
The incident happened shortly after 8 a.m. Friday at the Highland Lakes Apartments on Ashley Lakes Drive, just off Jones Mill Road.
Gwinnett County Police were dispatched to the complex after receiving a 911 call about a fight in the parking lot. Gunshots were fired during the call, according to investigators.
Police said the woman inside an SUV was shot before it crashed into a tree in the apartment complex. Several neighbors said they were awakened by a loud argument followed by gunshots.
Investigators have not said what led to the altercation. Neighbors said the two know each other and both live in the apartment complex with their families.Responding officers found a woman's body inside an SUV near the apartment complex's entrance. A man was arrested on the scene after witnesses identified him as the shooter.
The shooting remains under investigation.
