Crime & Safety
Kidnapping Leaves One Dead, One Wounded
The victims were ambushed and abducted before entering their home in DeKalb County. They were later found shot in northwest Atlanta.
A man is dead and a woman is severely wounded after they were kidnapped outside their DeKalb County home and shot while handcuffed in northwest Atlanta Saturday morning.
WSB-TV reports that 24-year-old Jeronta Brown was killed, but 21-year-old Briana Brooks survived the ordeal. She is in serious condition in the hospital.
Investigators believe the pair are a couple, and that they were returning to their DeKalb County home at around 12:30 a.m. Saturday when they were abducted, handcuffed, and thrown into a van by an unknown number of kidnappers.
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The two were then driven to Ridge Avenue, removed from the van, and shot while still handcuffed. The two were discovered at approximately 4:30 a.m.
Police do not yet have a description of any of the kidnappers.
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