ELLENWOOD, Ga. — One man is dead after a shooting involving two family members in the front yard of an Ellenwood home Saturday afternoon, DeKalb County Police said.
Officers responded to a home in the 4400 block of Parmalee Path after a call of a person shot. They found 44-year-old Herold Francois dead at the front of the home. There were several witnesses during the shooting and police arrested 29-year-old Pierre Anderson and charged him with murder.
DeKalb Police said the two were in the front yard outside the home when they got into an argument. The dispute then got physical and Anderson pulled out a gun and allegedly shot and killed Francois, according to police.
Anderson was booked into the DeKalb County Jail.
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