DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — UPDATE: The suspect has been arrested.
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An accused killer is on the run, charged with the Sunday stabbing deaths of two people including Shykia Ward, a 14-year-old girl.
In this case, police say he knew Shykia, the girl that he allegedly killed, but police aren't saying how.
Channel 2's Matt Johnson learned that the assailant has a violent criminal history dating back to 1999.
Those who knew the girl say they want him caught.
“For a child to die, that'll hit anybody, especially when you see this child every day,” neighbor Michelle Battle said.
A memorial for Ward is growing in front of her home where police say Royce Stewart, 36, stabbed her to death.
“She's a sweet little girl. No child deserves anything like that,” Battle told Johnson.
Police said Stewart stabbed Shykia and an unidentified man around 9:30 a.m. at the Trinity Walk Apartments directly across from the Decatur Police Department.
Surveillance pictures show Stewart wearing gloves he steals a silver Ford Mustang convertible to leave the scene, police said.
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