Two suspects have been arrested and face identical charges of felony murder and aggravated assault in the case of a double shooting and fiery crash in DeKalb County.
Da Shjohn Bridges, 20, of Stockbridge, was arrested Thursday and faces two counts of felony murder and two counts of aggravated assault after the car he was riding in crashed and two men were found with fatal gunshot wounds inside, DeKalb sheriff’s spokeswoman Cynthia Williams said.
Investigators believe Bridges was in the back seat of the car as it traveled on Browns Mill Lake Road when he shot the two men in front, Williams said.
Davontavious Smith of Lithonia, who police say was in the car with Bridges, faces the same charges, online jail records show.
The driver died at the scene and the passenger died at the hospital, DeKalb police spokeswoman Michaela Vincent said. The sheriff’s office identified the victims as Donnell Roderick Smith and Christopher L. Knight.
After the shooting, the car knocked down a mailbox, went through a yard, hit a fire hydrant and then crashed into a tree, Channel 2 Action News reported. The car then burst into flames.
The two suspects ran away from the scene, Channel 2 reported. Neighbors told the news station that the men returned to the vehicle, grabbed a gun out of the wreckage and left.
Smith was captured first, followed by Bridges a day later. Both were booked into the DeKalb jail and remain there without bond.
No motive was given for the shooting.
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