DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Two deadly shootings and another that left a man in critical condition in different locations across DeKalb County were committed by one man, police said.
Olaolukitan Adon Abel, 26, has been taken into custody, Brookhaven police said in a joint news conference with DeKalb County police.
How police connected the shootings to one suspect, LIVE on Channel 2 Action News This Morning from 4:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
“This has been a very tragic day for DeKalb County as a whole and unincorporated DeKalb County,” said DeKalb County Police Chief Greg Padrick. “We have been investigating two separate DeKalb County homicides from early this morning that we have been able to put together as connected incidents.”
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The shooting spree began just before 1 a.m. near a Checkers on Wesley Chapel Road. A Channel 2 Action News videographer saw a large number of police cars outside the fast food restaurant.
Police said a woman was found with multiple gunshot wounds at the location. She was transported to the hospital but died from her injuries.
Around 2:50 a.m., a homeless man sleeping outside the Kroger at Cherokee Plaza was shot multiple times. An employee told Channel 2 Action News This Morning starting at 4:30 a.m. that he heard gunshots when he was going on a break.
Officers responded, and the man was taken to a nearby hospital.
Police said the 49-year-old man was in critical condition, but they are hopeful he will be able to survive.
Officers responded to Battle Forrest Drive and Manassas Lane around 6:50 a.m. on a person shot call. A woman had multiple gunshot and stab wounds and died.
Police identified her as Lauren Bullis, 40. Multiple neighbors told Channel 2 Action News that Bullis was sweet and known for walking her dog up and down the street almost every day.
Abel was captured in a traffic stop in Troup County and taken into custody without further incident, officials said.
He faces charges of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm while committing a felony in connection with the shooting outside Kroger.
Police did not immediately announce other charges for the deadly shootings.
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