Crime & Public Safety

Man accused of murder in DeKalb gas station shooting

Brandon Joseph was arrested on a charge of malice murder in the Tuesday death of a 31-year-old man at a DeKalb County gas station, police said.
Brandon Joseph was arrested on a charge of malice murder in the Tuesday death of a 31-year-old man at a DeKalb County gas station, police said.
Updated June 3, 2022

A man was arrested Wednesday after authorities said they connected him to a deadly shooting 24 hours earlier at a DeKalb County gas station.

Brandon Joseph of Stone Mountain is facing a charge of malice murder in the death of a 31-year-old man, DeKalb police spokeswoman Elise Wells said. The victim’s name was not released.

Shortly after midnight Tuesday, officers responded to a Chevron on Redan Road, where they found the victim with a gunshot wound, police said. The man was taken to a hospital and later died.

Police did not release any further information on the shooting or say how Joseph was identified as a suspect. He is being held in the DeKalb jail without bond.

The incident capped off a violent Memorial Day weekend in the metro Atlanta area, during which at least 14 other people were shot and three others were killed.

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