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One DeKalb Sonic robber dead, one charged with murder
One of the men involved in a robbery attempt at a Sonic restaurant in DeKalb County Sunday night is dead, and another has been charged with murder, DeKalb Police said.
Kenneth Brayboy, 19, died Monday afternoon after the incident in which a drive-through customer who was being robbed pulled a gun and shot at his attackers.
The victim, 23-year-old Joseph Toombs, is not facing any charges, police said.
However, Desmond McKnight, 17, has been charged with murder, criminal attempt-armed robbery and tampering with evidence.
In Georgia, a person can be charged with murder if, as a result of the person’s criminal act, another person is killed — even if that other person is part of the criminal group, police said. McKnight was involved in the act of attempting to commit an armed robbery that resulted in the death of Brayboy, police said.
The investigation is ongoing for a possible third suspect.
Police earlier told Channel 2 Action News that Toombs was placing an order at the Sonic on Flat Shoals Parkway when a group of men approached him, demanding money. They did not know he was armed.
“The victim had his own handgun (and) was able to shoot the suspect, who fell to the ground,†DeKalb police Lt. Mark Lavigne said. The other men fled...
One of the men involved in a robbery attempt at a Sonic restaurant in DeKalb County Sunday night is dead, and another has been charged with murder, DeKalb Police said.
Kenneth Brayboy, 19, died Monday afternoon after the incident in which a drive-through customer who was being robbed pulled a gun and shot at his attackers.
The victim, 23-year-old Joseph Toombs, is not facing any charges, police said.
However, Desmond McKnight, 17, has been charged with murder, criminal attempt-armed robbery and tampering with evidence.
In Georgia, a person can be charged with murder if, as a result of the person’s criminal act, another person is killed — even if that other person is part of the criminal group, police said. McKnight was involved in the act of attempting to commit an armed robbery that resulted in the death of Brayboy, police said.
The investigation is ongoing for a possible third suspect.
Police earlier told Channel 2 Action News that Toombs was placing an order at the Sonic on Flat Shoals Parkway when a group of men approached him, demanding money. They did not know he was armed.
“The victim had his own handgun (and) was able to shoot the suspect, who fell to the ground,†DeKalb police Lt. Mark Lavigne said. The other men fled...
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