ATLANTA — A murder suspect who police say escaped after an hours-long SWAT standoff in October is now in custody.
Tyshier Denike, 21, was arrested on Friday by Atlanta police, Clayton County sheriff’s deputies and Clayton County police.
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Investigators say Denike is being charged with murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime in connection to an Oct. 5 shooting on Oakland Drive.
Channel 2 Action News was there as police and SWAT surrounded a southwest Atlanta apartment in October.
Neighbors told Channel 2 Action News that they heard an explosion and saw a plume of smoke. Not long after that, police confirmed they had cleared the apartment and not found the suspect.
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Police say the suspect fired at least five shots in the parking lot, shooting his 28-year-old roommate, whose identity has not been released, to death after an argument over money.
Denike is currently being held in the Fulton County Jail.
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