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Woman in custody after 2 shot at DeKalb motel, police say

Korinji Williams-Smith
Korinji Williams-Smith
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Oct 19, 2018

A woman is in custody after two people were shot during an altercation at a motel in DeKalb County, police confirmed.

The shooting happened Thursday afternoon at the Scottish Inn motel at 2565 Wesley Chapel Road, DeKalb police told AJC.com.

A man and woman were shot and taken to a local hospital, police said. Their conditions were not provided.

Korinji Williams-Smith, 26, was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault, police said.

No other details have been released.

In other news:

The sixth grader teacher was found dead in a car near a grocery store.

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