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DeKalb cops arrest man on murder charge in Kroger shooting

Dra James

Credit: DeKalb County Sheriff's Office

Credit: DeKalb County Sheriff's Office

Dra James
By Ben Brasch
Aug 10, 2018

DeKalb County deputies arrested a man in the fatal Tuesday shooting outside a Kroger in Decatur.

Dra James, 27, faces a charge of felony murder, the department said Thursday. The Decatur man is accused of killing Jeremiah Flemister, also of Decatur.

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An argument inside the Kroger spilled out into the parking lot at Memorial and Columbia drives. Officers said the shooting was captured on video surveillance.

K-9 and SWAT units arrested James at a home in Lithonia Thursday.

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