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Authorities arrest man accused of killing 2 people, hospitalizing another in Austell shooting

A man and a woman were found dead at an apartment complex Monday. A third victim is in the hospital.

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A man accused of shooting and killing two people at a Cobb County apartment complex and critically hurting a third person is now in custody.

Cobb County Police said Lester Piercefield was arrested Tuesday night for the alleged double murder that happened the day prior. The Paulding County Sheriff's Office and the US Marshall Fugitive Task Force assisted police.

Piercefield is accused of killing a mother and a man at the Premier Apartments in Austell on Monday. The apartments are less than two miles away from Six Flags theme park.

Officers said they found 27-year-old Jeremy Davis and 24-year-old Lena Wolfe around 4:20 a.m. Another woman, 36-year-old Yolanda Spiller, was found shot and rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital. She was listed as critical, at last check. Police said she is the one who called 911.

Officers did not offer details on a motive or list the charges Piercefield will be facing.

On Tuesday, loved ones held a memorial for Wolfe, who also went by Kayla Bryant.

Wolfe was a mother to three young children, loved ones said, adding the youngest is five months old.

People at the vigil were collecting diapers and supplies to help care for children. 

“The community is hurting as a Black mother of 3 young children was murdered in the Riverside/Austell community at Premier Apartments," a flyer for the event said. "In loving memory of Kayla Bryant a loving resident, neighbor, friend of our community."

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