Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Alleged Squatter Shot, Killed in DeKalb
Police say that a relative of the homeowner's entered the abandoned property after hearing reports of someone living inside.
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A DeKalb County man is in police custody after they say he shot and killed a man who may have been squatting inside a home on Monday morning.
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Captain S.R. Fore with DeKalb police told Patch that the alleged shooter entered the home at 1783 S. Ponce de Leon Ave. at approximately 8 a.m. after neighbors tipped him off to the possibility that a squatter was inside the home. The alleged shooter is a relative of the proper homeowner, Fore said.
Upon entering the home, the man encountered another man living inside the home and allegedly fired on him, Fore said. The alleged squatter, a white man in his mid to late 30s, was fatally wounded. His identity has not been determined as of Monday afternoon.
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Detectives are now questioning the alleged shooter, Fore said, and investigators are working to determine whether he should be charged for killing the suspected squatter.
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