Two Teens Arrested in Snellville House Party Shooting

SNELLVILLE, GA — Two teens, including one who was acting as a security guard, have been arrested in relation to a shooting at a July house party in Snellville that left another teen dead.

Trevais Ways, 16, of Snellville, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with felony murder and aggravated assault, according to Gwinnett County Police.

While at the party, on the 2900 block of Aviator Circle, Ways was involved in a dispute over a cellphone theft and began firing a handgun inside the home, police say.

Jahlah Branch, 17, of Lithonia, was shot and killed.

Ways, who is being charged as an adult, is being held at the Rockdale Regional Youth Detention Center.

In October, another teen — 19-year-old Aundre Brooks, of Lithonia — was arrested for involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct in the shooting.

Police say Brooks was acting as a security guard at the party, which about 100 people were attending. His actions, police say, were in response to gunfire from Ways.

He is being held in Gwinnett County Detention Center, according to police.

According to witness statements from the party, several people with firearms began shooting during the altercation. After the shooting, Branch was discovered with a gunshot wound to the head.

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