"Armed and dangerous” man accused of killing 20-year-old woman in Gwinnett neighborhood

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Police have identified a suspect wanted in the murder of a 20-year-old woman in a Gwinnett County neighborhood.

Gwinnett County police said around 5 a.m. Saturday morning a person who lives in the Roxwood Park neighborhood saw a woman lying on Roxwood Park Drive and called 911.

When officers arrived at the scene, the woman, identified as 20-year-old Shakeya Smith, was pronounced dead. Based on neighborhood surveillance footage, a warrant for felony murder and aggravated assault has been issued for Moses Dyl.

Police said Dyl was last seen in Lithonia and should be considered armed and dangerous. Dyl is described as a Black man who is 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds. Anyone has any information to share in this case should contact detectives at 770-513-5300.

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Channel 2′s Lauren Pozen has been following the investigation since Saturday morning. Pozen arrived at the scene as investigators were collecting evidence, including the surveillance footage.

Investigators did not say how Smith was killed, but neighbors said they heard gunfire go off.

“I don’t know that any visible bullet wounds were observed. All I know is that there were visible injuries and bleeding," Gwinnett police spokesman Officer Jacob Albright said.

A neighbor told Pozen it’s a safe neighborhood and is in disbelief it turned into a crime scene.

“There’s nothing like that in the neighborhood," Casey Carter said. “I just feel so bad about the family who this happened to.”

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