Crime & Safety

Decatur Standoff Ends With Murder Suspect In Custody: Police

The man was accused of shooting to death a 17-year-old in April.

DECATUR, GA — An April murder suspect barricaded himself in a River Ridge Court home Thursday, prompting a five-hour SWAT standoff, DeKalb County Police said.

Police said Shuntrez Giles, 18, shot and killed Tayshawn Foston, 17, on April 28 in the 3500 block of Panthersville Road. At the time of the shooting, officers found one person dead and one injured with a gunshot wound.

The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office was trying to take Giles into custody Thursday, when he decided to barricade himself, police said. After five hours of the SWAT negotiation, he was taken into custody without incident.

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