Police Charge 5 in Deadly Gwinnett County Home Invasion

Duluth Police have issued arrest warrants for five men for the Aug. 6 home invasion murder of Adam Schrier.

A sixth suspect, who has not been named, is already in custody on unrelated charges, police said on Facebook.

Schrier, 37, was shot and killed in his Summercrest Lane residence around 6 a.m. on Aug. 6 as he struggled with two home invaders. A woman, Jamie Smith, 31, and an 8-year-old girl were wounded in the attack. Both had non life-threatening injuries. A 4-year-old child was uninjured.

Police are looking for the following suspects:

James Leroy Stokes, 28, of Norcross; Jonathan Julius Pichardo, 26, of Winder; Devon Antonio Jenkins, 21, of Lawrenceville; Brian Joseph Brewner, 28, of Flowery Branch; and Pierre Cedric Scott, 30, of Snellville. They are all charged with felony murder and armed robbery.

Police did not release the roles each played in the crime, but now believe the attack was not a random act.

“The crime is believed to have been motivated in illegal narcotics,” Duluth Police said in a news release. “The crime appears to be targeted and was not an act of random violence.”

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported said the motive was to steal a quantity of drugs from Schrier. According to an arrest warrant, Jenkins was believed to be the triggerman, and Brewner has been described as the ring leader.

(Photo: Suspects in Aug. 6 murder in Duluth. Duluth Facebook post)