CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY
CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY

Nephew charged with murder in man’s fatal shooting in DeKalb

Incident happened Thursday in the 4100 block of Loveless Drive.
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A Thursday shooting in DeKalb County left one man dead and his nephew facing a murder charge.

DeKalb police responded at 11:22 a.m. to a reported shooting in the 4100 block of Loveless Drive, just east of where I-285 and I-675 meet. Police found a man, later identified as Roderick Crowley, 48, who had been shot and died of his injuries.

Investigators located a suspect in the nearby woods and took him into custody. A police spokesperson identified the suspect Friday as Crowley’s 29-year-old nephew, Michael Crowley.

He faces one charge of murder, according to police, who did not disclose a possible motive for the shooting.

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