DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County police have charged a man with murdering his cousin.
Raphael Sims is being held in the DeKalb County Jail without bond on a malice murder charge.
Geremy Sims, 25, was shot and killed on Nov. 3. Channel 2’s Tyisha Fernandes was at the Lakeview Apartment Homes along North Hairston Road near Stone Mountain after shots were fired.
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Investigators said the shooting stemmed from an argument between the cousins. They did not comment on what led up to the argument.
On Friday, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit and US Marshals arrested Raphael Sims.
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