Crime & Public Safety

Man accused of shooting, killing his older brother in NW Atlanta

Phetsamone Luangkhot
Phetsamone Luangkhot
Dec 1, 2018

A man is accused of fatally shooting his brother Thursday afternoon in northwest Atlanta, police said.

Phetsamone Luangkhot, who was born in 1975, allegedly shot and killed his 44-year-old brother Keooudone Luangkhot a little before 4:30 p.m., Atlanta police said in a news release.

The incident happened in the 500 block of Wimbledon Road, and the older brother was found deceased from a gunshot wound, the release said.

No other details have been released.

Phetsamone Luangkhot was charged with felony murder, and he remains at the Fulton County Jail without bond, according to jail records.

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