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)
icon to expand image

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

Channel 2's Nicole Carr reports.

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

Buggs and the victim knew each other, authorities said.

No other details were released.

— Please return to AJC.com for updates.

About the Author

Keep Reading

MARTA police and the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office were on the scene of Rocky Ford Road and the MARTA train tracks investigating a death that shut down a section of track in Atlanta’s Kirkwood neighborhood after a suspected trespasser was hit and killed Thursday morning, June 6, 2024 by a westbound train. (John Spink/AJC)

Credit: John Spink

Featured

Three people were shot to death and six others were wounded early Sunday outside of a bar on Log Cabin Drive on Macon's west side, officials said. (Joe Kovac Jr./AJC)

Credit: Joe Kovac