Crime & Public Safety
Man shot, killed while allegedly trying to break into DeKalb home
A suspected burglar was shot to death by an apartment resident in DeKalb County on Thursday morning.
By Rosana Hughes
June 2, 2022A DeKalb County man shot and killed another man who was allegedly trying to break into his apartment Thursday morning, according to police.
DeKalb officers arrived at a complex in the 2800 block of Panthersville Court around 1:45 a.m. and found a man dead from a gunshot wound, a news release states.
Investigators believe the apartment resident, who has not been charged, was acting in self-defense when he fatally shot the alleged intruder, police said.
The suspected burglar has not been publicly identified by police.
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Rosana Hughes is an award-winning bilingual (fluent in Spanish) journalist with a passion for explanatory public service journalism. She has been a reporter on the breaking news team since January 2022.
