DeKalb man accused in shooting death of stepson
A late-night shooting in DeKalb County left one man dead and the victim's stepfather accused of killing him.
The shooting happened shortly after 11 p.m. at a home in the 2500 block of Amelia Drive near Decatur, according to a news release from DeKalb police.
Police said the 47-year-old victim, whose name has not been released, got into a verbal and physical altercation with his mother, and the man's stepfather intervened, producing a handgun and shooting his stepson in the chest.
The stepson was pronounced dead at Grady Memorial Hospital.
Charges are pending against the 58-year-old stepfather, whose name has also not been released.
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