A man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a fatal shooting a month earlier in DeKalb County, officials said.
Abu Washington, 39, of Hapeville, is facing a charge of murder in the death of Chauncey Moore, police spokeswoman Officer Elise Wells confirmed.
On June 11, officers responded around 2 a.m. to the 1700 block of Valencia Road, a street lined with mostly single-story homes right off Flat Shoals Road and just north of I-20.
The 30-year-old gunshot victim was found by officers lying on the ground next to his vehicle, Wells said. Investigators were able to determine that an altercation preceded the gunfire, but a motive was not provided.
Credit: DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office
Credit: DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office
Police did not say if the victim lived in the area or if Washington knew Moore prior to the incident.
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