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Suspect in killing of DeKalb County teen found in woods caught in Florida

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Published  April 9, 2024 9:10pm EDT
DeKalb County
FOX 5 Atlanta

Teen's body found near DeKalb County apartments

A teen’s body was found just north of Memorial Drive along Hairston Road. The latest on the investigation.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A man wanted in the shooting death of 17-year-old James Smith has been caught in Florida, according to the DeKalb County Police Department.

Smith's body was discovered in the woods near a DeKalb County apartment complex along North Hairston Road in mid-February. The suspect had been on the run since.

He is awaiting extradition before he faces a judge back in DeKalb County.