A Cobb County grand jury has indicted a 15-year-old boy on charges he allegedly shot and killed a high school student outside an apartment complex in Austell.
Myliek Ryshiem Dunn was indicted Thursday on one count of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, four counts of violating Georgia’s Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
While it is the policy of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution to not name juvenile suspects, Dunn is being charged as an adult in the case.
Cobb police arrested and charged the teen in the May 11 fatal shooting of Namir Kelly, a 16-year-old South Cobb High School student. Cops were dispatched to a call of a shooting at an apartment complex at 2105 Mesa Valley Way.
Cops arrived to find Kelly suffering from two gunshot wounds. The 16-year-old was transported to WellStar Cobb Hospital where he died from his injuries. Dunn, who was arrested May 14, went to the location to engage in “a physical altercation,” pulled out a firearm and shot Kelly, Cobb police previously said.
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According to the indictment, Dunn was affiliated with the the so-called criminal street gang “R.K.N,” or Rich Kid Nation, and “participated in criminal gang activity” when he fatally shot the 16-year-old boy.
Former South Cobb High School principal Clint Terza sent a letter home with students informing the school community of Kelly’s death, which he said stemmed from a “senseless shooting.”
“Our thoughts and support are with the student's loved ones and our school family as we struggle to make sense of what’s happened,” he said in his letter.
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