US Marshals, DeKalb Police Search for Suspect Derek Dwayne Frye
U.S Marshals and the DeKalb County fugitive squad are looking for a man they suspect of shooting a police officer.
Police say Derek Frye shot officer Jerome Tillery in the arm Wednesday afteoon during a foot chase on Bouldercrest Road.
Marshals searched the Decatur home of Frye's pateal grandparents Thursday.
Frye's sister is urging her brother to surrender.
Tillery was released from Grady Hospital Thursday.
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