A man accused of killing former Avondale High School football standout Matthew Hardeman was arrested, police said.
Verlaine LaGuerre, 20, was arrested in Hallandale, Fla., north of Miami, and brought back to Atlanta on Tuesday, authorities said.
He is being held without bond in the Fulton County jail on accusations he fatally shot Matthew Hardeman with an illegal sawed-off shotgun.
Police were called on Oct. 25 to a home in the 1800 block of Lakewood Terrace, where 19-year-old Hardeman was found shot multiple times and lying in the yard, police said.
He died on the scene, Atlanta police spokeswoman Kim Jones said.
Witnesses told police several men drove up to Hardeman, got out and spoke with him before shooting him and driving away, Jones said.
LaGuerre is charged with murder, possession of a sawed-off shotgun, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and aggravated assault.
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