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Man charged with murder after DeKalb apartment shooting

Joshua Buggs (Credit: DeKalb County Sheriff's Office)
Joshua Buggs (Credit: DeKalb County Sheriff's Office)
By Lauren Foreman
Jan 11, 2017

A man is in the DeKalb County Jail on a murder charge after police found another man dead on the second floor balcony of a Doraville apartment complex.

Officers responded to the 1000 block of Pleasantdale Crossing after receiving a 911 call of a person shot just before midnight, according to Channel 2 Action News.

An arrest was made after a deadly shooting at Pleasantdale Crossing Apartments in Doraville early Wednesday. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)
An arrest was made after a deadly shooting at Pleasantdale Crossing Apartments in Doraville early Wednesday. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)

When they got to the Pleasantdale Crossing Apartments, they found an unidentified 30-year-old man dead.

Joshua Buggs, 31, was arrested on the scene, police said.

Buggs and the victim knew each other, authorities said.

No other details were released.

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